Book: The Marrow Of Tradition Charles Chestnutt was an African American writer who wrote The Marrow of Tradition. This work of historical fiction sometimes classified as a melodrama. The plot tells the story of the formation of the white supremacist movement that preceded the race riots in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898. Two sisters in a small town are the central characters. One sister is about to have a child. The other sister is a half sister with a slave as her mother. Several other subplots intermingle. Black/white relationships heat up and the local government to threatened to be taken over by force.
Details of Book: The Marrow Of Tradition Book: The Marrow Of Tradition
Author: Charles W. Chesnutt
ISBN: 1605972916
ISBN-13: 9781605972916
, 978-1605972916
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 13032008
Publisher: Book Jungle
Number of Pages: 256
Language: English