Colonel's Dream cover art

Colonel's Dream

Colonel's Dream

By: Charles Waddell Chesnutt
Listen for free

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. WhiteCopyright Literary Fiction Genre Art Literary History & Criticism Political Science Politics & Government World
Episodes
  • Colonel's Dream - Charles Waddell Chesnutt

    Colonel's Dream - Charles Waddell Chesnutt
    Jun 6 2026
    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
    Show More Show Less
    9 hrs and 6 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet