William Wells Brown (November 6, 1816 – 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 and was a prolific writer. Brown was a pioneer in several different literary genres, including travel writing, fiction, and drama, and wrote what is considered to be the first novel by an African American.

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  • William Wells Brown (November 6, 1816 – 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 and was a prolific writer. Brown was a pioneer in several different literary genres, including travel writing, fiction, and drama, and wrote what is considered to be the first novel by an African American.
  • Nato in schiavitù nel sud degli Stati Uniti, Brown scappò verso il nord, dove lavorò per la causa abolizionista e divenne uno scrittore prolifico. Brown è stato inoltre un pioniere in generi letterari diversi, tra cui i racconti di viaggio, la narrativa e il dramma, e scrisse quello che è considerato il primo romanzo della letteratura afroamericana.
  • William Wells Brown a fost un scriitor, luptător aboliţionist american.
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  • William Wells Brown (November 6, 1816 – 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 and was a prolific writer. Brown was a pioneer in several different literary genres, including travel writing, fiction, and drama, and wrote what is considered to be the first novel by an African American.
  • Nato in schiavitù nel sud degli Stati Uniti, Brown scappò verso il nord, dove lavorò per la causa abolizionista e divenne uno scrittore prolifico. Brown è stato inoltre un pioniere in generi letterari diversi, tra cui i racconti di viaggio, la narrativa e il dramma, e scrisse quello che è considerato il primo romanzo della letteratura afroamericana.
  • William Wells Brown a fost un scriitor, luptător aboliţionist american.
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