Clotel - Brown, William Wells
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"Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States" is an 1853 novel written by American author and playwright William Wells Brown. The story revolves around the titular Clotel and her sister, two fictional slave daughters of Thomas Jefferson, and explores the devastating effect slavery had on African-American families. William Wells Brown (c. 1814-1884) was an American playwright, novelist, historian, and prominent abolitionist lecturer. Born a slave, he escaped from Kentucky to Ohio in 1834, aged 19 and finally settled in Boston, where he took up writing…mehr

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"Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States" is an 1853 novel written by American author and playwright William Wells Brown. The story revolves around the titular Clotel and her sister, two fictional slave daughters of Thomas Jefferson, and explores the devastating effect slavery had on African-American families. William Wells Brown (c. 1814-1884) was an American playwright, novelist, historian, and prominent abolitionist lecturer. Born a slave, he escaped from Kentucky to Ohio in 1834, aged 19 and finally settled in Boston, where he took up writing and anti-abolition activism. A compelling examination of life as an African-American slave, "Clotel", is not to be missed by those with an interest in African-American literature and history. Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this novel now complete with the poem "Fling out the Anti-Slavery Flag" by the author.
Autorenporträt
William Wells Brown was born in 1814 near Lexington, Kentucky, to Elizabeth, an enslaved woman of mixed African and Native American ancestry, and likely a white planter. After years of forced labor under various owners, he escaped in 1834 while being transported down the Mississippi River and reached Ohio, where he adopted the name of a Quaker who helped him. Brown eventually settled in Boston and became involved in the abolitionist movement, gaining recognition as a speaker and lecturer. He wrote extensively, producing speeches, essays, travel narratives, and historical texts that highlighted the cruelties of slavery and the need for social reform. His 1853 novel Clotel is recognized as the first published novel by an African American. Throughout his career, he advocated for temperance, women's rights, and universal education, aligning himself with broader movements for social justice. In 1860, he married Annie Gray, and they had a daughter named Josephine Brown, who also wrote about his life. Brown's legacy as a pioneering voice in African American literature and history remains significant. He died in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in 1884 at the age of 70.