Author: William Wells Brown
Alternate names: Wells William Brown; 1816? William Wells Brown; William Wells 1814?-1884 Brown; William Wells William Wells Brown; William Wells Wells Brown; WILLIAM WELLS BROWN; William Brown; 威廉·威爾斯·布朗; ويليام ويلز براون; ויליאם וולס בראון; ウィリアム・ウェルズ・ブラウン; Вилијам Велс Браун; Brown William W; William W Brown; William W. W. Brown; Brown William Wells
Born: 1814 or 1815
Died: November 6, 1884
Bio: William Wells Brown (November 6, 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. While working for abolition, Brown also supported causes including: temperance, women's suffrage, pacifism, prison reform, and an anti-tobacco movement.[1] His novel Clotel (1853), considered the first novel written by an African American, was published in London, England, where he resided at the time. It was later published in the United States. -Wikipedia