Reevaluates Charles Chesnutt’s deft manipulation of the passing theme to expand understanding of the author’s fiction and nonfiction. Nine contributors apply a variety of theories to add richness to readings…

Growing up in Cleveland after the Civil War and during the brutal rollback of Reconstruction and the onset of Jim Crow, Charles W. Chesnutt could have passed as white but…

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…

The House of a Thousand Candles is a famous work by Meredith Nicholson. Nicholson lived and traveled extensively in Indiana and it was a rich resource for his writing. The…

Examines the life of one of the most influential promoters of the civil rights movement. Covers Douglass’ early life in slavery, his power and charisma as a public speaker, much…

The landmark 1901 novel of racial strife in the post-Reconstruction South by an acclaimed African-American writer

This collection of essential writings from a pioneer of African-American literature features two stories newly restored to print. Eight essays highlight Chesnutt’s prescient views on the paradoxes of race relations…