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Who wrote Colonel's Dream?

"Colonel's Dream" was written by Charles W. Chesnutt. Pioneering African American author who explored race and identity in post-Civil War America.

Colonel's Dream

Charles W. Chesnutt

Colonel's Dream

Charles W. Chesnutt

Published in 1905, 'Colonel's Dream' by Charles Waddell Chesnutt explores the challenges of Reconstruction in the post-Civil War South. The novel highlights the struggle against the reestablishment of oppressive social structures and the emergence of new forms of racial subjugation. Chesnutt's work critiques the failures of the Federal Government to uphold justice, ultimately foreshadowing the rise of Jim Crow laws and systemic racism that would disenfranchise African Americans.

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In this novel, Chesnutt described the hopelessness of Reconstruction in a post-Civil War South that was bent on reestabl...