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    The Wife of His Youth & Other Stories of the Color Line: "It is true that the Blue Veins had their notions"
    The Wife of His Youth & Other Stories of the Color Line: "It is true that the Blue Veins had their notions"
    The Wife of His Youth & Other Stories of the Color Line: "It is true that the Blue Veins had their notions"
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    The Wife of His Youth & Other Stories of the Color Line: "It is true that the Blue Veins had their notions"

    By Charles W Chesnutt

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    Charles Waddell Chesnutt was born on 20th June 1858 in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents who were both ‘free persons of color’. His paternal grandfather was a white slaveholder, and Chesnutt although he identified as African-American noted that he was seven-eig

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMiniature Masterpieces
    Release dateFeb 2, 2022
    ISBN9781839679216
    The Wife of His Youth & Other Stories of the Color Line: "It is true that the Blue Veins had their notions"

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