Nov 14, 2009

Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Written by Himself | Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Written by Himself

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Author: William Wells Brown
First Published: 1847
Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
Subjects: African Americans, Freedom, Traveling or travelers, Social reform, Abolitionists, Authors or writers, Escapes, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves

The Work

In his slave narrative, William Wells Brown assailed the prevailing notion of his time that slaves lacked legal or historical selfhood. His autobiography asserts that he has an autonomous identity. The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Written by Himself, like many of the stories written by former slaves, does more than chronicle a journey from bondage to freedom. The work also reveals the ways in which the former slave author writes a sense of self, denied by the South’s peculiar institution, into existence.

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Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Written by Himself | Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Written by Himself

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The Work

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