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Person Detail: William Wells Brown
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| Full Name: William Wells Brown | ||
| Biography: Writer of slave narratives and novels. Including "Clotel;" or, "The Presidents Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in The United States" (1853), the first novel by a black American. In 18??, Brown escaped slavery, and in 1836 moved to Buffalo, working on a steam boat in Lake Erie, as well as opening his home as a station on the Underground Railroad for slaves wishing to reach Canada. In 1843, he became a full-time lecturer for the Western New York Anti-Slavery Society. |
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| 1836 |
Erie County Moved To Buffalo, NY |
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| 1814 |
(Unknown) County |
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| 1884 |
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| 1853 |
Erie County "Clotel;" or, "The Presidents Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in The United States" (1853), the first novel by a black American. |
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