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The Marrow of Tradition is one of the most important novels about race in 19th-century America, along with Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Garies and Their Friends by Frank J. Webb.
Thematically, the novel recalls other works by Charles W. Chesnutt, including his Uncle Julius stories in The Conjure Woman and his novel The House Beyond the Cedars.
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The Question and Answer section for The Marrow of Tradition is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
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Only the shrill chirp of the cicada and the muffled croaking of the frogs in some distant marsh broke the night silence.
Dr. Miller is an African American doctor of mixed race in the town of Wellington. He is a very educated man who studied in Europe and is well respected in his field. He purposefully came back to his hometown of Wellington to open a hospital for...
Are you referring to The Moose and the Sparrow by Hugh Garner?
