FTP, name this American author of "The Goophered Grapevine," which appears in The Conjure Woman.
In one of this author's stories, Polly shoots her half-brother Tom after the latter tries to escape from prison before being murdered for killing Captain Walker.  In another of his stories, Alice is dismayed when her father mistakes a bishop for a congressman, after which the rules of the Blue Vein Society seem to prevent her from marrying the man she wants.  In addition to "Sherriff Campbell's Children" and "A Matter of Principle," this author wrote a play entitled Mrs. Darcy's Daughter, but failed to find a producer for it.  Although his last two novels, Baxter's Procrustes and The Colonel's Dream, were received poorly, he achieved financial success with his first novel, The House Behind the Cedars.  The stories "Hot Foot Hannibal" and "Po Sandy" are featured in his major collection, which also includes the first story published by an African American in Atlantic Monthly. FTP, name this American author of "The Goophered Grapevine," which appears in The Conjure Woman.
In one of this author's stories, Polly shoots her half-brother Tom after the latter tries to escape from prison before being murdered for killing Captain Walker.  
Charles Waddell Chesnutt