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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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    First published in 1899 — 7 editions
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    First published in 2006 — 5 editions
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    First published in 2002 — 3 editions
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    First published in 2004 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1992 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1967 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Tradition

    First published in 1994 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Charles W. Chesnutt: essays and speeches

    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1989 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1998 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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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, Racially mixed people, African americans, fiction, History, Race relations, Fiction, general, Racism, Social life and customs, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, short stories (single author), American Short stories, Social conditions, Southern states, fiction, African American authors, American literature, Classic Literature, Fiction, historical, general, North carolina, fiction, Riots, African American women, American Horror tales, American fiction, American literature, african american authors, history and criticism, Children's fiction

Places

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

People

Bartleby, Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932), Cicero, Devil, Faith Brown, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), Ginger Nut, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, John Jacob Astor, Nippers, Peyton Farquhar, Turkey, C. Auguste Dupin, 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, 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