The Marrow of Tradition |
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Author:
| Chesnutt, Charles W. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4385-5945-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
Publisher: | Standard Publications, Inc.
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Imprint: | Book Jungle |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $6.95 |
Book Description:
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Charles Chestnutt was an African American writer who wrote The Marrow of Tradition. This work of historical fiction sometimes classified as a melodrama. The plot tells the story of the formation of the white supremacist movement that preceded the race riots in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898. Two sisters in a small town are the central characters. One sister is about to have a child. The other sister is a half sister with a slave as her mother. Several other subplots intermingle....
More DescriptionCharles Chestnutt was an African American writer who wrote The Marrow of Tradition. This work of historical fiction sometimes classified as a melodrama. The plot tells the story of the formation of the white supremacist movement that preceded the race riots in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898. Two sisters in a small town are the central characters. One sister is about to have a child. The other sister is a half sister with a slave as her mother. Several other subplots intermingle. Black/white relationships heat up and the local government to threatened to be taken over by force.