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Also Known As Charles Waddell Chesnutt
Born June 20, 1858 • Cleveland • Ohio
Died November 15, 1932 (aged 74) • Cleveland • Ohio • (Anniversary in 2 days)
Notable Works “The Colonel’s Dream” • “The Conjure Woman” • “The Goophered Grapevine” • “The Wife of His Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line”

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