William Wells Brown
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William Wells Brown • The first African American to publish a novel, a play, a travel book, a military study, and a sociological study. • His works address the sexual exploitation of female slaves.
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A brief description of his literary accomplishments
Transcript of William Wells Brown
William Wells Brown• The first African
American to publish a novel, a play, a travel book, a military study, and a sociological study.
• His works address the sexual exploitation of female slaves.
The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom (1858)
• The Escape is a documentary of key elements in Brown’s life and of the thesis that “power corrupts”.
• The Escape was first produced in front of a live audience in 1971 at Emerson College, Boston.
Brown’s Accomplishments
The first African-American to publish a novel (Clotel; or, The President’s Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in The United States)
The first African-American to publish a play (The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom)
Brown’s Accomplishments
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• The first African-American to publish a travel book
• The first African-American to publish a military study of his people
• The first to publish a study of African-American sociology
