"The Narrative of William W. Brown" ranks alongside Frederick Douglass' memoirs as an influential force in the abolition movement and a lasting testimonial to the injustice of slavery. The simple, straightforward style of Brown's "Narrative" offers a sincere and moving account of life in bondage, recounted 13 years after the author's escape. Already a much-acclaimed antislavery speaker before he became an internationally renowned author, Brown followed up the success of…
Author: William Wells Brown · Original publisher: The Anti-Slavery Office (Boston), 1847 (by William Wells Brown; printed by Andrews & Prentiss)
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