Chesnutt, Charles W. (1858-1932)

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From: American Eras
Date: 19970101
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Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932)

Lawyer, novelist

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Chesnutt ’ s Parents. Aside from being a noted attorney, Charles Waddell Chesnutt was America ’ s first important black writer of fiction. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Andrew J. and Maria Sampson Chesnutt, free people of color from North Carolina. His father joined the Union army during the Civil War, serving as a teamster. After the war he returned to North Carolina and settled with his wife and children. Within a few years Andrew Chesnutt was elected a county commissioner and a justice of the peace.

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