William Wells Brown
1) Clotel
Author
Pub. Date
1969.
Language
English
Description
First published in 1853 amidst rumors that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with one of his slaves, Clotel is a fictional chronicle of one such child. After Jefferson's death, his mistress and her two daughters are auctioned. One daughter, Clotel, is purchased by a white man from Virginia who impregnates her. Despite the promise of marriage, Clotel is instead sold to another man and separated from her daughter. After escaping from the slave dealer,...
4) Puttin' on ole massa: the slave narratives of Henry Bibb, William Wells Brown, and Solomon Northup
Author
Pub. Date
[1969]
Edition
[First edition].
Language
English
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