A Study of the Life and Writings of Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932)

FAIN: FT-11994-74

William L. Andrews
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350)

To study the life and literary career of Charles W. Chesnutt, the first important black writer of fiction in America. He played a critical role in the development of black literature and a significant role in the gradual awakening of white America to the situation of black people in the United States.