The Sheriff's Children

The Sheriff's Children dealt with a lot of issues revolving around racisism in America. It really focused on how African Americans communicated around the issue of racisism amoung themselves. I imagine that when Charles Waddell Chesnutt’s short story was first published it didnt go over so hot with most of the white American population. Chesnutt brings the idea of racisism up in a very blunt manner, probably startling to many readers, depending on the time period.