Charles W. Chesnutt: Essays and Speeches |
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| Editor:
| McElrath, Joseph R.
Leitz, Robert C.
Crisler, Jesse S.
McElrath, Joseph R.
Leitz, Robert C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-3549-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) has been considered by many the major African-American fiction writer before the Harlem Renaissance. This book collects essays he wrote from 1899 through 1931, the majority of which concern white racism, and political and literary addresses he made to both white and black audiences from 1881 through 1931.
Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) has been considered by many the major African-American fiction writer before the Harlem Renaissance. This book collects essays he wrote from 1899 through 1931, the majority of which concern white racism, and political and literary addresses he made to both white and black audiences from 1881 through 1931.