Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Author
Novelist Short story writer |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:The_Harlem_Renaissance
gptkb:The_New_Negro_Movement |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:NAACP_Spingarn_Medal
|
| gptkbp:born |
June 20, 1858
|
| gptkbp:children |
Three
|
| gptkbp:died |
November 15, 1932
|
| gptkbp:genre |
Realism
Regionalism |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Charles Chesnutt
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:African_American_literature
gptkb:Langston_Hughes gptkb:Richard_Wright gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston gptkb:James_Weldon_Johnson Toni Morrison American_literature |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Harriet_Beecher_Stowe
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass gptkb:Mark_Twain |
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
Civil rights activism
Education reform Literary criticism Social justice advocacy |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Social commentary
Folklore Cultural critique Exploring racial identity |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
African_American |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Advocate for civil rights
Pioneer_in_African_American_literature Contributed_to_the_understanding_of_race_relations_in_America First_African_American_author_to_gain_national_recognition |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
The Conjure Woman
The Marrow of Tradition The Wife of His Youth |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Lawyer
Teacher |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
New_York_City,_New_York
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Kate_Chesnutt
|
| gptkbp:wrote |
Criticism
Letters Biographies Essays Plays |