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<p>Widely considered the first African-American novelist, William Wells Brown's (ca. 1814-1884) 1853 novel, <b>Clotel, or the President's Daughter</b>, chronicled the fate of the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and his black housekeeper. Yet, in his own day, Brown was perhaps more important as a rousing orator, scholar, and cultural critic. He escaped from slavery in 1834 and worked on Lake Erie steamboats in Buffalo, New York, helping slaves escape into Canada and lecturing for the New York Anti-Slavery Society. After moving to Boston in 1847, he began writing his autobiography, <b>The Narrative of</b> <b>William W. Brown</b>. By 1850, the book had appeared in four American and five British editions and rivaled the popularity of Frederick Douglass's <b>Narrative</b> written two years earlier. Throughout the late 1840s and 50s, Brown continued to lecture to further the antislavery cause and wrote prolifically. In addition to <b>Clotel</b>, he published the first drama written by an African American and the first military history of African Americans.</p> <p>In his writings and speeches, William Wells Brown deliberately resists the tone of heroic resistance and eloquent outrage set by

Author

William Wells Brown; Paula Garrett; Hollis Robbins

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195309638

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities