An exemplary citizen
Subtitle: letters of Charles W. Chesnutt, 1906-1932
By: edited by Jesse S. Crisler, Robert C. Leitz, III, Joseph R. McElrath, Jr.
Contributors: Crisler, Jesse S.; Leitz, Robert C., 1944-; McElrath, Joseph R.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Chesnutt, Charles Waddell, 1858-1932 -- Correspondence; Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence; African American novelists -- Correspondence
Genres: Correspondence.
Description: "This book collects the letters written between 1906 and 1932 by novelist and civil rights activist Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932). Between 1885 and 1905, this pioneer in the African-American literary tradition published three novels, two books of short stories, a biography of Frederick Douglass, and many short stories and essays in prestigious periodicals - at the same time managing a stenography and court reporting firm in Cleveland, Ohio. His works, which featured the experiences of African Americans in the ante- and post-bellum period, received favorable reviews. But they did not find a large and appreciative audience until many decades later when both the civil rights movement and increased interest in the African-American contribution to American cultural life resulted in the "rediscovering" of Chesnutt's large body of writings."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.