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The House Behind the Cedars
Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt
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Set in the post-Civil War South, this novel by Charles W. Chesnutt follows two mixed-race siblings who pass as white and confront the racial barriers of the era. It suits readers interested in African American literature and questions of racial identity.
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