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In "Desiree's Baby", the adopted daughter of a wealthy prewar French Creole couple is courted by the son of another wealthy, respected French Creole family. After they marry, their child is born with dark skin and believed to have African ancestry, a problem for a prewar white family. Accused of dishonesty by her husband, the mother, Desiree, and her child walk off into the bayou, never to be seen again. But when the father finds a letter from his mother to his father which reveals an explosive fact about his own ancestry, he learns a sobering truth.
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short stories, miscegenation, Louisiana Creoles, quadroons, racismPeople
Armand Aubigny, Désirée, Madame Valmondé, Sandrine, La BlancheTimes
19th century, Antebellum eraShowing 4 featured editions. View all 4 editions?
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“Désirée’s Baby” is Kate Chopin’s short story, set before the American Civil War, about a baby and a racial crisis between a husband and wife. For over half a century, it has been one of Chopin’s most popular stories.
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