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The Marrow of Tradition
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The Marrow of Tradition (1901), Charles Chesnutt’s second novel, is one of the most prominent entries in the canon of post-bellum, pre-Harlem Black writing. Notable for its fictionalized retelling of the 1898 Wilmington Race Riots, the novel is called to by scholars and readers for its acute depiction of America's turn-of-the-century racial atmosphere. The Norton Library edition features the original 1901 text, explanatory endnotes, and a sweeping introduction by Autumn Womack (Princeton Univers
First published: 2023
ISBN: 9780393888287
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African American WritersAfrican AmericansAfrican Americans -- FictionAfrican americans, fictionCategory: American LiteratureCategory: NovelsFictionFiction, historicalHistorical fictionHistoryLarge type booksNorth carolina, fictionRace relationsRace relations -- FictionRacially mixed peopleRacially mixed people -- FictionRiotsRiots -- FictionWilmington (N.C.) -- Fiction
