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  • 39 - Chapter 39. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.

    39 - Chapter 39. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    Feb 16 2026
    39 - Chapter 39. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    In this novel, Chesnutt described the hopelessness of Reconstruction in a post-Civil War South that was bent on reestablishing the former status quo and rebuilding itself as a region of the United States where new forms of "slavery" would replace the old. This novel illustrated how race hatred and the impotence of a reluctant Federal Government trumped the rule of law, ultimately setting the stage for the rise of institutions such as Jim Crow, lynching, chain gangs and work farms--all established with the intent of disenfranchising African Americans.
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    10 mins
  • 38 - Chapter 38. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.

    38 - Chapter 38. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    Feb 16 2026
    38 - Chapter 38. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    In this novel, Chesnutt described the hopelessness of Reconstruction in a post-Civil War South that was bent on reestablishing the former status quo and rebuilding itself as a region of the United States where new forms of "slavery" would replace the old. This novel illustrated how race hatred and the impotence of a reluctant Federal Government trumped the rule of law, ultimately setting the stage for the rise of institutions such as Jim Crow, lynching, chain gangs and work farms--all established with the intent of disenfranchising African Americans.
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    5 mins
  • 37 - Chapter 37. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.

    37 - Chapter 37. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    Feb 16 2026
    37 - Chapter 37. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    In this novel, Chesnutt described the hopelessness of Reconstruction in a post-Civil War South that was bent on reestablishing the former status quo and rebuilding itself as a region of the United States where new forms of "slavery" would replace the old. This novel illustrated how race hatred and the impotence of a reluctant Federal Government trumped the rule of law, ultimately setting the stage for the rise of institutions such as Jim Crow, lynching, chain gangs and work farms--all established with the intent of disenfranchising African Americans.
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    7 mins
  • 36 - Chapter 36. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.

    36 - Chapter 36. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    Feb 16 2026
    36 - Chapter 36. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    In this novel, Chesnutt described the hopelessness of Reconstruction in a post-Civil War South that was bent on reestablishing the former status quo and rebuilding itself as a region of the United States where new forms of "slavery" would replace the old. This novel illustrated how race hatred and the impotence of a reluctant Federal Government trumped the rule of law, ultimately setting the stage for the rise of institutions such as Jim Crow, lynching, chain gangs and work farms--all established with the intent of disenfranchising African Americans.
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    13 mins
  • 35 - Chapter 35. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.

    35 - Chapter 35. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    Feb 16 2026
    35 - Chapter 35. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    In this novel, Chesnutt described the hopelessness of Reconstruction in a post-Civil War South that was bent on reestablishing the former status quo and rebuilding itself as a region of the United States where new forms of "slavery" would replace the old. This novel illustrated how race hatred and the impotence of a reluctant Federal Government trumped the rule of law, ultimately setting the stage for the rise of institutions such as Jim Crow, lynching, chain gangs and work farms--all established with the intent of disenfranchising African Americans.
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    8 mins
  • 34 - Chapter 34. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.

    34 - Chapter 34. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    Feb 16 2026
    34 - Chapter 34. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    In this novel, Chesnutt described the hopelessness of Reconstruction in a post-Civil War South that was bent on reestablishing the former status quo and rebuilding itself as a region of the United States where new forms of "slavery" would replace the old. This novel illustrated how race hatred and the impotence of a reluctant Federal Government trumped the rule of law, ultimately setting the stage for the rise of institutions such as Jim Crow, lynching, chain gangs and work farms--all established with the intent of disenfranchising African Americans.
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    4 mins
  • 33 - Chapter 33. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.

    33 - Chapter 33. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    Feb 16 2026
    33 - Chapter 33. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    In this novel, Chesnutt described the hopelessness of Reconstruction in a post-Civil War South that was bent on reestablishing the former status quo and rebuilding itself as a region of the United States where new forms of "slavery" would replace the old. This novel illustrated how race hatred and the impotence of a reluctant Federal Government trumped the rule of law, ultimately setting the stage for the rise of institutions such as Jim Crow, lynching, chain gangs and work farms--all established with the intent of disenfranchising African Americans.
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    6 mins
  • 32 - Chapter 32. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.

    32 - Chapter 32. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    Feb 16 2026
    32 - Chapter 32. The Colonel's Dream by Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
    In this novel, Chesnutt described the hopelessness of Reconstruction in a post-Civil War South that was bent on reestablishing the former status quo and rebuilding itself as a region of the United States where new forms of "slavery" would replace the old. This novel illustrated how race hatred and the impotence of a reluctant Federal Government trumped the rule of law, ultimately setting the stage for the rise of institutions such as Jim Crow, lynching, chain gangs and work farms--all established with the intent of disenfranchising African Americans.
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    14 mins