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434:(1899), a collection of stories set in postbellum North Carolina. The lead character Uncle Julius, a formerly enslaved man, entertains a white couple from the North, who have moved to the farm, with fantastical tales of antebellum plantation life. Julius's tales feature such supernatural elements as haunting, transfiguration, and conjuring, which were typical of Southern African-American folk tales. But Uncle Julius is also telling the stories in ways crafted to achieve his own goals and care for his circle. Julius' tales are similar to
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for another to share it is of itself to entitle him to fraternal regard; when men will be esteemed and honored for their character and talents. When hand in hand and heart with heart all the people of this nation will join to preserve to all and to each of them for all future time that ideal of human liberty which the fathers of the republic set out in the
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Chesnutts moved to Cleveland. In 1887, in Cleveland, Chesnutt studied the law and passed the bar exam. Chesnutt had learned stenography as a young man in North Carolina, and used this skill to establish what became a lucrative court reporting (legal stenography) business, which made him "financially prosperous".
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African-American life and artists, a long process of critical discussion and re-evaluation has revived Chesnutt's reputation. In particular, critics have focused on the writer's complex narrative technique, subtlety, and use of irony. Several commentators have praised
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In addition to his responsibilities at home, Chesnutt attended school in Fayetteville called the Howard School, and by the age of 14, he had become a pupil-teacher there due to financial needs. This school was one of many founded for black students by the
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during the 20th century, interest in the works of Chesnutt was revived. Several of his books were published in new editions, and he received formal recognition. A commemorative stamp was printed in 2008.
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grow and prosper. As he recounted the history of black achievements and spoke on poverty, Chesnutt cited many specific numbers and statistics in his speech, and called for full African American rights.
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editors, however, Chestnutt eventually moved to the larger novel form. He wanted to express his stronger sense of activism. The magazine's press published his first novel,
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1964:"Charles Waddell Chesnutt Historical Marker"
1399:"Charles W. Chesnutt - Ohio History Central"
1373:"A Familial Perspective of Charles Chesnutt"
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2710:, eds. (2004). "Charles Waddell Chesnutt".
2409:"Breedlove v. Suttles, 302 U.S. 277 (1937)"
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2601:The Literary Career of Charles W. Chesnutt
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1592:"Democracy, Anti-Democracy, and the Canon"
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1139:The Literary Career of Charles W. Chesnutt
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1817:The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales
1792:The Complete Works of Charles W. Chesnutt
1069:The one-drop rule was part of Virginia's
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1852:, May 1900. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
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973:1928, Chesnutt was awarded the NAACP's
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2899:Chesnutt's "Sister Becky's Pickaninny"
2736:"The Charles Chesnutt Digital Archive"
2724:Literary Classics of the United States
2642:
2300:"The Doll Selected for Film Festivals"
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2204:, 1974, pp. 405–12. Also published in
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1794:. Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing.
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887:he made all the nations of the earth."
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299:, as was popular in much contemporary
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1445:. University of North Carolina Press.
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1202:"Charles Waddell Chesnutt, 1858-1932"
1136:Andrews, William L. (March 1, 1999).
477:in a review published in 1900 in the
4083:African-American short story writers
4068:20th-century African-American people
2361:The Charles Chesnutt Digital Archive
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1940:"Summary of The Marrow of Tradition"
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2247:Adapting Literature, Producing Film
2220:"Dante James: 'The Doll' Interview"
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1846:"Mr. Charles W. Chesnutt's Stories"
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1484:. University Press of Mississippi.
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482:interest." He described Chesnutt as
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2395:The Disfranchisement of the Negro
2249:. Duke University. Archived from
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1689:"Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932)"
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2507:. November 19, 1932. p. 13.
1869:. Houghton, Mifflin and Company.
1731:. Doubleday, Page & Company.
1627:. Houghton, Mifflin and Company.
1443:Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
1052:(film version by Oscar Micheaux)
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460:In 1899, Chesnutt published his
262:. In 1890, he tried to interest
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2753:Who and Why was Samuel Johnson
2548:"NAACP Spingarn Medal Winners"
2518:Sherman, Joan R., ed. (1995).
2359:, Stephanie P. Browner (ed.),
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4103:Fayetteville State University
4073:African-American male writers
2791:. Boston: Twayne Publishers.
2696:Chronicle of Higher Education
2086:Central, Beth- (2016-08-11).
1459:McKown, Harry (August 2006).
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898:Social and political activism
839:Hollywood Black Film Festival
831:San Diego Black Film Festival
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2844:Works by Charles W. Chesnutt
2826:Works by Charles W. Chesnutt
2675:"Charles Chesnutt biography"
2522:. New York. pp. iii–vi.
1880:HATTENHAUER, DARRYL (1993).
1270:. Fayetteville Publishing Co
219:to pursue a writing career.
161:Fayetteville, North Carolina
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3955:The House Behind the Cedars
3003:William Stanley Braithwaite
2876:The House Behind the Cedars
2850:(public domain audiobooks)
2607:Chesnutt, Helen M. (1952).
2302:. DMD Films. Archived from
1867:The House Behind the Cedars
1777:Retrieved December 8, 2013.
1712:Chesnutt, Helen M. (1952).
1514:. Houghton Mifflin Company.
1437:William L. Andrews (1989).
1049:The House Behind the Cedars
1031:African American literature
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880:Declaration of Independence
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671:The House Behind the Cedars
592:The House Behind the Cedars
505:The House Behind the Cedars
497:The House Behind the Cedars
378:Wilmington Massacre of 1898
367:The House behind the Cedars
212:historically black colleges
204:Spartanburg, South Carolina
57:November 15, 1932 (aged 74)
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2879:, full etext at Wikisource
2870:, full etext at Wikisource
2720:"Charles Waddell Chesnutt"
2679:Library of America website
2393:Chesnutt, Charles (1903).
2355:February 10, 2012, at the
1865:Chesnutt, Charles (1900).
1815:Chesnutt, Charles (1993).
1790:Chesnutt, Charles (2021).
1727:Chesnutt, Charles (1905).
1623:Chesnutt, Charles (1901).
1608:Chesnutt, Charles (1899).
1510:Chesnutt, Charles (1899).
1480:Chesnutt, Charles (2005).
1439:"Charles Waddell Chesnutt"
1349:Ronnick, Michele Valerie.
1142:. LSU Press. p. 139.
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2928:Collection of Photographs
2692:"The Anger and the Irony"
2456:Elder, Arlene A. (1977).
2331:African American Registry
1923:"Crossing the Color Line"
1886:The Mississippi Quarterly
1666:www.upandcomingweekly.com
1596:Constitutional Commentary
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3043:George Washington Carver
2922:Charles Waddell Chesnutt
2503:"Chestnutt Rites Held".
1353:. Wayne State University
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906:Charles Chesnutt in 1903
853:and Booker Washington's
650:The Passing of Grandison
376:(1901) was based on the
314:The Passing of Grandison
236:Legal and writing career
114:Charles Waddell Chesnutt
4088:American male novelists
3963:The Marrow of Tradition
2867:The Marrow of Tradition
2550:. NAACP. Archived from
1643:African American Review
1625:The Marrow of Tradition
812:a film of the same name
799:a film of the same name
729:Paul Marchand, F.M.C. -
682:The Marrow of Tradition
554:The Marrow of Tradition
552:First edition cover of
526:The Marrow of Tradition
495:First edition cover of
215:1883, when he moved to
4118:Writers from Cleveland
3983:Published posthumously
3931:The Sheriff's Children
3699:Constance Baker Motley
3579:Frederick D. Patterson
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3243:Channing Heggie Tobias
3131:William T. B. Williams
3107:Richard Berry Harrison
3091:Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
2908:, dramatization on VHS
2704:Gates, Henry Louis Jr.
2092:Madison Public Library
2067:americanliterature.com
1844:William Dean Howells,
1403:ohiohistorycentral.org
1330:www.myblackhistory.net
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915:(NAACP). Working with
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3915:The Wife of His Youth
3659:Myrlie Evers-Williams
3415:Clarence Mitchell Jr.
3267:Mabel Keaton Staupers
3027:Charles Sidney Gilpin
2883:Chesnutt Literary Web
2874:Charles W. Chesnutt,
2865:Charles W. Chesnutt,
2859:"Charles W. Chesnutt"
2230:on February 13, 2008.
2063:"Charles W. Chesnutt"
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151:Chesnutt was born in
129:Civil Rights Movement
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3763:Frankie Muse Freeman
3527:Benjamin Elijah Mays
3155:Walter Francis White
3059:James Weldon Johnson
3035:Mary Burnett Talbert
2885:, Rutgers University
2861:, Library of America
2783:Render, Sylvia Lyons
2685:on January 25, 2008.
1927:The Atlantic Monthly
1530:The Atlantic Monthly
1071:Racial Integrity Act
977:for his life's work.
921:Booker T. Washington
579:Booker T. Washington
562:William Dean Howells
531:Wilmington Race Riot
475:William Dean Howells
436:Joel Chandler Harris
329:free people of color
255:The Atlantic Monthly
230:Helen Maria Chesnutt
4113:Novelists from Ohio
3971:The Colonel's Dream
3898:Charles W. Chesnutt
3291:Theodore K. Lawless
3139:Mary McLeod Bethune
3083:Charles W. Chesnutt
2979:Ernest Everett Just
2788:Charles W. Chesnutt
2554:on November 1, 2017
2253:on October 18, 2012
2208:, 1998, pp. 109–17.
1729:The Colonel's Dream
1590:Richard H. Pildes,
1243:chesnuttarchive.org
693:The Colonel's Dream
570:The Colonel's Dream
455:Richard H. Brodhead
400:The Colonel's Dream
374:Marrow of Tradition
331:in northern towns.
301:southern literature
223:Marriage and family
23:Charles W. Chesnutt
3947:Frederick Douglass
3803:Nathaniel R. Jones
3667:Earl G. Graves Sr.
3635:John Hope Franklin
3235:Percy Lavon Julian
3195:A. Philip Randolph
3115:Robert Russa Moton
2904:2013-06-15 at the
2889:Frederick Douglass
2768:2019-06-16 at the
2746:on March 14, 2012.
2599:Andrews, William.
2184:Film/Video/Digital
986:Library of America
959:Lake View Cemetery
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855:separate but equal
768:Library of America
661:Frederick Douglass
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193:Reconstruction era
68:Lake View Cemetery
35:Chesnutt at age 40
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4012:A Business Career
3939:The Conjure Woman
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3843:Cato T. Laurencin
3227:Thurgood Marshall
3203:William H. Hastie
3067:Carter G. Woodson
2830:Project Gutenberg
2730:on March 9, 2012.
2186:, Duke University
2160:www.silentera.com
2136:www.silentera.com
1693:Annenberg Learner
1512:The Conjure Woman
1491:978-1-5780-6761-9
1482:A Business Career
1115:978-0-253-33609-5
1040:(film version by
1037:The Conjure Woman
965:Legacy and honors
790:The Conjure Woman
776:978-1-931082-06-8
711:A Business Career
619:The Conjure Woman
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283:The Conjure Woman
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