Désirée's Baby is a tragedy written in 1893. It takes place in rural Louisiana before the abolition of slavery. It is about inter-racial marriage, but not in the way one might think of it today. 
Ignorance is bliss, they say, until you find out the truth, but by then it’s too late.

Désirée's Baby is a tragedy written in 1893. It takes place in rural Louisiana before the abolition of slavery. It is about inter-racial marriage, but not in the way one might think of it today. Ignorance is bliss, they say, until you find out the truth, but by then it’s too late.

Désirée's Baby is a tragedy written in 1893. It takes place in rural Louisiana before the abolition of slavery. It is about inter-racial marriage, but not in the way one might think of it today. 
Ignorance is bliss, they say, until you find out the truth, but by then it’s too late.

Désirée's Baby by Kate Chopin

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