Charles W. Chesnutt Essays and Speeches

"The present volume is an invaluable addition to the growing body of work concerning this African-American literary pioneer. . . . Until now these pieces were almost completely inaccessible."-Choice "A highly enlightening and impressive collection. . . . The present volume is an indepensable contribution to Charles Chesnutt and African-American historical and literary scholarship."-American Studies "This volume is a welcome and much appreciated contribution to African American literature and the scholarship that has grown up around it."-American Literary Realism "This first-rate edition represents a signal achievement in the restoration of Chesnutt's oeuvre and in the editing of major African American writers. It reinforces and extends the outstanding reputation of it editors as leading Chesnutt scholars."-American Literary Realism