Charles W. Chesnutt was a prominent African-American writer, lawyer, and political activist. Chesnutt was a prolific author and his books were notable for exploring the racial and social issues in the American South after the Civil War.
The Marrow of Tradition, published in 1901, is a historical novel that is set during the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898. The book is notable for its fictionalized portrayal of the rise of the white supremacist movement.
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