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 William Wells Brown Quotes
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 The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization is entirely with... 
 
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William Wells Brown | | Birth Date: |
c. 1815 | | Death Date: |
November 6, 1884 | | Place of Birth: |
Lexington, Kentucky, United States | | Place of Death: |
Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
African American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
abolitionist, author, playwright |
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 Biography of William Wells Brown
480 words, approx. 2 pages
Born a slave, William Wells Brown (1815-1884) escaped to freedom and became the first African American to publish a novel or a play. He was also an abolitionist and an internationally acclaimed lecturer. William Wells Brown was born in Lexington, Ky.... summary from source:
 Biography of William Wells Brown
7,028 words, approx. 23 pages
 In a letter dated 2 July 1847, Edmund Quincy, a prominent Boston abolitionist, described the thirty-three-year-old William Wells Brown as "an extraordinary fellow. I do not know that his intellectual power is equal to that of [Frederick] Douglass, but... summary from source:
Biography of William Wells Brown
4,957 words, approx. 17 pages
William Wells Brown's chillingly realistic depictions of the horrors of slavery make him an important figure in American literature. Despite his wretched beginnings in bondage he rose to become the first African American novelist, playwright, and...
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 William Wells Brown Information
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William Wells Brown (November 6, 1814 – November 6, 1884) was a prominent abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery in the Southern United States, Brown escaped to the North, where he worked for abolitionist causes...
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 College Literature Cross-dressing and forgetfulness of self in William Wells Brown's 'Clotel.'
10/01/1993: 5,458 words, approx. 18 pages William Wells Brown uses cross-dressing in 'Clotel' to indicate cultural and social conflict. Three major episodes in which Clotel disguises herself as Mr Johnson and an Italian gentleman and Clotels's daughter, Mary changes clothes with her lover, George Green were influenced by experiences of... summary from source:
Comparative Drama "Look on this picture, and on this": framing Shakespeare in William Wells Brown's The Escape.(Critical essay)
06/22/2005: 13,089 words, approx. 44 pages "With me, socially, politically, morally, character is everything--color, nothing. The negro is no less a man, because he is black; the Anglo-American is no more a man, because he is white." --Senator Francis Gillette of Connecticut, in a speech at the Senate, 23... summary from source:
 AP Features Paris tour features U.S. black history
12/26/2007: 1,210 words, approx. 4 pagesAny American with even a slight familiarity with Paris knows about Josephine Baker, the black swivel-hipped cabaret entertainer who shunned racism in America, vaulted to stardom here in 1925, and stayed on to become one of France's most adored 20th century icons.But what about William...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Paul Jefferson
8,086 words, approx. 27 pages
In the following essay, Jefferson contextualizes Brown's literary accomplishments by providing background information on his life.
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Critical Essay by Angelyn Mitchell
6,024 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following essay, Mitchell argues that Brown and Wilson differed in their depiction of female characters because of their own gender biases and experiences.
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Critical Essay by Christopher Mulvey
5,638 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following essay, Mulvey explicates Brown's interest in the paradox of the European “discovery” of America.
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