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William Wells Brown

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American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian

Born 1815
Died 1884

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  • Cover of: Clotel

    First published in 1853 109 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition clotelorpresiden0000brow_v6c7 Cover of edition clotelorpresiden00brow_0 Cover of edition clotel00brow
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  • Cover of: Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave

    First published in 1847 54 editions in 1 language — 9 previewable Cover of edition narrativeofwilli00brow Cover of edition narrativeofwilli01brow Cover of edition narrativeofwillibrow Cover of edition narrativewillia01browgoog Cover of edition narrativewillia00browgoog Cover of edition narrativeofwilli0000brow_l4u4 Cover of edition narrativeofwilli0000will Cover of edition narrativeofwilli0000brow_c7r5
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  • Cover of: Clotelle: A Tale of the Southern States

    First published in 1864 26 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition clotelletaleofso0000brow
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  • Cover of: My southern home: or, The South and its people

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  • Cover of: black man: his antecedents, his genius, and his achievements

    First published in 1863 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition blackmanantecede00browrich Cover of edition blackmanthe00browrich
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  • Cover of: The American fugitive in Europe.: Sketches of places and people abroad.

    First published in 1855 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition americanfugitiv00browgoog Cover of edition americanfugitive00brow_0
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  • Cover of: anti-slavery harp: a collection of songs for anti-slavery meetings.

    First published in 1849 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The negro in the American rebellion: his heroism and his fidelity

    First published in 1969 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition negroinamericanr0000brow_g0g3 Cover of edition negroinamericanr0000brow
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  • Cover of: The rising son: or, The antecedents and advancement of the colored race.

    First published in 1969 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition risingsonorantec0000brow
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  • Cover of: The rising son, or, The antecedents and advancement of the colored race

    First published in 1874 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition risingsonorantec00browrich
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  • Cover of: Three years in Europe: or, Places I have seen and people I have met

    First published in 1852 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Escape; Or, a Leap for Freedom

    First published in 1858 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: William Wells Brown and Clotelle: a portrait of the artist in the first Negro novel

    First published in 1969 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1954 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: From fugitive slave to free man: the autobiographies of William Wells Brown

    First published in 1993 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Sketches Of Places And People Abroad: The American Fugitive In Europe

    First published in 2007 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: [Letter to] M.W. Chapman, Madam

    First published in 1844 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1848 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: [Letter to] Dear Miss Weston

    First published in 1851 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian

Born 1815
Died 1884
Subjects
African Americans, Biography, History, Slavery, Description and travel, Fugitive slaves, Antislavery movements, Black race, Brown, william wells, 1814?-1884, African americans, biography, Children of presidents, Correspondence, Fiction, Slavery, united states, Slaves, Travel, Abolitionists, African American families, African American women, African americans, fiction, African americans, southern states, Blacks, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general, Fugitive slaves, united states
Places
United States, Great Britain, Southern States, Boston, France, Massachusetts, Missouri, États-Unis
People
William Wells Brown (1814?-1884), William Wells Brown (1815-1884), Maria Weston Chapman (1806-1885), Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Weston Miss, William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)
Time
19th century, 19e siècle, Civil War, 1861-1865

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Alternative names

  • Wells William Brown
  • 1816? William Wells Brown
  • William Wells 1814?-1884 Brown
  • William Wells William Wells Brown
  • William Wells Wells Brown
  • WILLIAM WELLS BROWN

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June 19, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 14, 2021 Edited by LibraryDude33 Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
December 11, 2019 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import