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Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave

Beschreibung

The "Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave" is a poignant and gripping autobiographical account written by William Wells Brown, an African American who escaped from the bonds of slavery in the 19th century. Brown's narrative serves as a effective and compelling testomony to the horrors of American slavery and the indomitable human spirit's quest for freedom and justice. In his narrative, Brown affords an in depth and harrowing description of his lifestyles as a slave, recounting the bodily and psychological brutality persevered with the aid of enslaved individuals in the antebellum South. He chronicles his numerous tries to break out from bondage and the perilous journey to freedom, highlighting the excellent braveness and resourcefulness required to break free from the shackles of slavery. William Wells Brown's writing is marked with the aid of its stark honesty and eloquence. He not simplest exposes the cruelty of the organization of slavery but also eloquently articulates the moral and ethical arguments against it. Brown's narrative was a widespread contribution to the abolitionist movement, because it supplied firsthand perception into the inhumanity of slavery and helped impress the efforts to cease this deeply entrenched practice.

Autor

William Wells Brown (c. 1814 - November 6, 1884) was an abolitionist, author, playwright, and historian from the United States. Brown, who was born into slavery at Mount Sterling, Kentucky, escaped to Ohio at the age of 19 in 1834. He settled in Boston, Massachusetts, and became a prolific writer while working for abolitionist causes. Brown also supported temperance, women's suffrage, pacifism, prison reform, and an anti-tobacco movement while pushing for abolition. Clotel (1853), widely regarded as the first novel written by an African American, was first published in London, England, where he was living at the time; it was afterwards published in the United States. Brown was a trailblazer in a variety of literary genres, including travel writing, fiction, and theater. He was the first published African-American playwright in 1858, and he frequently read from his work on the lecture circuit. Following the Civil War, he published the first history of African Americans in the Revolutionary War in 1867. He was one of the first writers to be admitted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame, which was created in 2013. In Lexington, Kentucky, a public school was named for him.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Repro India Limited
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 86g
• ISBN-13: 9789359329390
• ISBN-10: 9359329398
• Artikelnr.: 69825749