The Marrow of Tradition
Oct 2026 · Broadview Press
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An emotional tour de force, Charles W. Chesnutt’s The Marrow of Tradition (1901) unfolds against the backdrop of the only successful coup d’état in US history—the 1898 Wilmington Massacre. The novel combines domestic dramas, political scheming, and social commentary as it documents white supremacists’ violent “redemption” of a majority Black city. By following two interrelated families—the white Carterets and the Black Millers—through these harrowing events, The Marrow of Tradition offers intimate insights into the complexities of life on the color line. Equal parts comedic, romantic, political, and tragic, the novel probes the depths and artifice of race relations in the United States.
This Broadview Edition provides thorough annotation, an up-to-date introduction, and supplementary documents on the novel’s composition, reception, and historical context.
An emotional tour de force, Charles W. Chesnutt’s The Marrow of Tradition (1901) unfolds against the backdrop of the only successful coup d’état in US history—the 1898 Wilmington Massacre. The novel combines domestic dramas, political scheming, and social commentary as it documents white supremac...
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About the author
R.J. Boutelle is Associate Professor of English at the University of Cincinnati and the author of The Race for America: Black Internationalism in the Age of Manifest Destiny (UNC Press, 2023).
R.J. Boutelle is Associate Professor of English at the University of Cincinnati and the author of The Race for America: Black Internationalism in the Age of Manifest Destiny (UNC Press, 2023).
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