Record #:

21119

Author(s):

Pettis, Joyce

Abstract:

Charles Chesnutt's second novel, The Marrow of Tradition, published in 1901, is a fictional account of the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot. Chesnutt hoped that through his writing, he could enlighten other Americans, especially non-Southerners, to the problem of race plaguing America.

Source:

North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 1 Issue 2, 1994, p108-118

Subject(s):

White Supremacy Campaign--Wilmington Race Riot, 1898; Chesnutt, Charles Waddell, 1858-1932; North Carolina--Authors