The driving force in Chesnutt's life was the wish to help his race. Long before the days of the NAACP, which he later joined, and to the end of his life, he lectured, wrote,and corresponded on the everlasting problem."" His letters reveal courage and good sense with which he faced racial discrimination."" Originally published in 1952. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print ...
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The driving force in Chesnutt's life was the wish to help his race. Long before the days of the NAACP, which he later joined, and to the end of his life, he lectured, wrote,and corresponded on the everlasting problem."" His letters reveal courage and good sense with which he faced racial discrimination."" Originally published in 1952. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
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G (Ex-art library, with plastic spine label, i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. rear pocket; cover and top book block edge are lightly soiled; pages are clean. ) Brown cloth, gilt letters on spine, light green paper dust jacket in mylar cover; 324 pp. Considers of the life and work of African American author, lawyer, and activist Charles Waddell Chestnutt (1858-1932), and told by his daughter. He was awarded the Spingarn Medal for his "pioneering work as a literary artist depicting the life and struggle of Americans of Negro descent and for his long and useful career as scholar, worker, and freeman of one of America's greatest cities." (dj).
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