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William Wells Brown (c. 1814 – November 6, 1884) was a prominent abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian in the United States. Born into slavery in Montgomery County, Kentucky, near the town of Mount Sterling, Brown escaped to Ohio in 1834 at the age of 19. He settled in Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked for abolitionist causes and became a prolific writer. While working for abolition, Brown also supported causes including: temperance, women's suffrage, pacifism, prison reform, and an anti-tobacco movement. His novel Clotel (1853), considered the first novel written by an African American, was published in London, England, where he resided at the time; it was later published in the United States.

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The Narrative of William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave book cover

The Narrative of William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave

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The Escape ; Or,A Leap For Freedom book cover

The Escape ; Or,A Leap For Freedom

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Clotel

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Clotel book cover

Clotel

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Narrative of William W. Brown

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The President's Daughter

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The Complete Works of William Wells Brown

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The Narrative of William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave book cover

The Narrative of William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave

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Clotel book cover

Clotel

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Clotel; or, The President's Daughter book cover

Clotel; or, The President's Daughter

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Clotel book cover

Clotel

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Clotel book cover

Clotel

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William Wells Brown: Clotel & Other Writings (LOA #247) book cover

William Wells Brown: Clotel & Other Writings (LOA #247)

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The Narrative of William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave book cover

The Narrative of William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave

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Clotel book cover

Clotel

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Three Great African-American Novels book cover

Three Great African-American Novels

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Clotel or The President's Daughter book cover

Clotel or The President's Daughter

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The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave book cover

The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave

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Clotel; Or, The President's Daughter book cover

Clotel; Or, The President's Daughter

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My Southern Home

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