F4401

Black Heritage

Charles W. Chesnut - Author, Essayist, Political Activist and Lawyer

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CHARLES W. CHESNUTT

BLACK HERITAGE SERIES

This talented writer has been recognized as a literary realist among turn-of-the century authors. His works often probed the color-line in American life of the early 1900s. His major works included "The Marrow of Tradition" and "The Conjure Woman" as well as "The House Behind the Cedars, " "The Wife of his Youth, " and "The Colonel's Dream. "

My hand painted cachet features a portrait of Charles and scenes from his writings behind him. This distinguished author is now receiving proper credit for being a major innovator when his body of work is viewed as a whole. The new stamp and my First Day Cover honor this talented and thoughtprovoking writer. Charles W. Chesnutt. Collins #F4401 — $13.25.