My Southern Home; or, The South and Its People - Hardcover

Brown, William Wells

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0837120128 ISBN 13: 9780837120126

Publisher: Negro Universities Press, 1969

Synopsis

William Wells Brown (1814-1884) 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 and lecturer. In 1847, he published the Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Written by Himself, which became a bestseller second only to Frederick Douglass' narrative. He was also 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: Clotel; or, The President's Daughter (1853). However, because the novel was published in England, the book is not the first African-American novel published in the United States. Most scholars agree that Brown is the first published African-American playwright. He wrote two plays, The Experience; or, How to Give a Northern Man a Backbone (1856) and The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom (1858). Brown also wrote several historical works, including: The Black Man: His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements (1863), The Negro in the American Revolution (1867) and The Rising Son (1873).

About this edition

• Publisher: Negro Universities Press
• Publication date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0837120128
• ISBN 13: 9780837120126
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 253