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Charles W. Chesnutt
Description: Charles Waddell Chesnutt was an African American writer born on June 20, 1858, in Cleveland, Ohio to free African Americans. Both of his grandmothers may have been multiracial; and it is possible both of his grandfathers may have been white. Thus, he could have passed for white, but chose to be known as African-American. He taught school and wrote books on race relations. He died on November 17, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07262
Subjects: African American authors; African American Educators; Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century; Portrait photography
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