Unlike the popular Uncle Remus stories of Joel Chandler Harris, Charles
W. Chesnutt's tales probe psychological depths in black people unheard
of before in Southern regional writing. They also expose the anguish of
mixed-race men and women and the consequences of racial hatred, mob
violence, and moral compromise. This important collection contains all
the stories in his two published volumes, The Conjure Woman and The
Wife of His Youth, along with two uncollected works: the tragic Dave's
Neckliss and Baxter's Procustes, Chesnutt's parting shot at prejudice.
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