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Charles Waddell Chesnutt

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American novelist, short story writer, essayist, activist (1858–1932)

Born 1858
Died 1932

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  • Cover of: The marrow of tradition

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  • Cover of: The colonel's dream

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    First published in 2006 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Wife Of His Youth And Other Stories Of The Color Line And Selected Essays

    First published in 2004 — 5 editions
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    First published in 2002 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1992 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The short fiction of Charles W. Chesnutt

    First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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We need a photo of Charles Waddell Chesnutt

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, activist (1858–1932)

Born 1858
Died 1932

Subjects

Fiction, African Americans, African americans, fiction, Fiction, general, Race relations, Racially mixed people, Social life and customs, History, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, short stories (single author), Racism, North carolina, fiction, Social conditions, Southern states, fiction, American Short stories, Chesnutt, charles waddell, 1858-1932, Passing (Identity), African American authors, African American novelists, African American women, American Novelists, American literature, Classic Literature, Fiction, historical

Places

Southern States, United States, North Carolina, Alabama, Massachusetts, New England, New Orleans (La.), New York, Owl Creek Bridge, Salem Village, Wall Street, Wilmington (N.C.), Louisiana, New Orleans, Northeastern States, Paris, USA, Wilmington, meeting house

People

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), Bartleby, Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932), Cicero, Devil, Faith Brown, Ginger Nut, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, John Jacob Astor, Nippers, Peyton Farquhar, Turkey, C. Auguste Dupin, Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858-1932), Elizabeth, Ethelred, Frederick Douglass (1817?-1895), Madeline Usher, Minister D—, Mr. Hooper, Mrs. Sommers, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Roderick Usher

Time

19th century, 1600s, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-65, 1865-1877, 20th century, Alabama, Civil War, 1861-1865, Owl Creek Bridge, United States

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Alternative names

  • Charles W. Chesnutt
  • W. Charles Chesnutt
  • Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt
  • Chesnutt· Charles Waddell·
  • Charles Waddell Chestnutt

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 27, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 27, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import