Colonel's Dream
Chapter 1 of 39 Dedication & Chapter 1
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25:05
- Running time
- 9 h 6 min
- Language
- English
- Read by
- James K. White
Chapters
About this recording
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. - Summary by James K. White