The Marrow of Tradition

This Annotated Edition Features: Historical Context A Short Introduction To The Literary Period of The late 19th and early 20th Century and a historical Timeline of Key Events in America. About This gripping 1901 novel, a watershed in the history of African American fiction, was one of the first literary challenges to racial preconceptions. It follows two families through the post-Reconstruction South, exploring racial tension, postbellum legislation, and lynching in the fictional town of Wellington, which is based on the 1898 race riot in Wilmington, North Carolina. Chesnutt delves into caste, gender, and the culture of segregation prevalent at the time, while also exposing the New South's obstacles and giving a severe critique of the nation's hasty responses to issues of social equality and race relations. A Classic Reprint This Work of African American Literature will make a fantastic addition to your own classic’s library, as well as an excellent gift to those interested in the Wilmington Insurrection or even those lovers of Classic Novels By Black Authors. We at Century Bound, take every care to ensure that the original integrity of this book has been preserved to the highest degree. This means that the texts in this story are unedited and unaltered from the original author's publication, keeping the books’ original form for your enjoyment.