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William Wells Brown (c. 1814 – November 6, 1884) was an American abolitionist, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Brown escaped to Ohio in 1834 at the age of 19. He settled in Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked for abolitionist causes and became a prolific writer.
William Wells Brown, né le 6 novembre 1814 à Lexington et mort le 6 novembre 1884 à Chelsea, est un abolitionniste, écrivain et historien Afro-Américain. Né en esclavage dans le sud des États-Unis, Brown s'est échappé
William Wells Brown (born 1814?, near Lexington, Ky., U.S.—died Nov. 6, 1884, Chelsea, Mass.) was an American writer who is considered to be the first African-American to publish a novel. He was also the first to have a play and a travel book published.
8 mars 2007 · Learn about the life and works of William Wells Brown, the first African American to publish novels, plays and travel books. He was a fugitive slave, a lecturer, a conductor of the Underground Railroad and a supporter of women's rights and temperance.
12 juin 2006 · Learn about the life and achievements of William Wells Brown, a fugitive slave who became a writer, lecturer, and abolitionist. Read his autobiography, his novels, his plays, and his essays on slavery and freedom.
Sur le plan chronologique, Brown est tout d’abord le témoin du fonctionnement d’un système inhumain, et qui raconte son histoire : il apporte son témoignage à travers son récit d’esclave, comme on irait au tribunal rapporter les méfaits d’un criminel.
7 févr. 2024 · Le récit d'un esclave fugitif, écrit par lui-même raconte les années d'esclavage et la fuite de William Wells Brown. Il y décrit les mauvais traitements, les injustices et les abus que sa mère et lui ont subis, sous le régime esclavagiste.
