A well-known nineteenth-century abolitionist and former slave, William Wells Brown was a prolific writer and lecturer who captivated audiences with readings of

"The Escape or a Leap for Freedom" is a captivating novel written by William Wells Brown, a former slave who escaped to freedom in 1834. The novel follows the j

At the age of 20, William Wells Brown escaped a life of slavery and found freedom on the banks of the Ohio River. He became an ardent abolitionist and a prolifi

The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom is a play written by African American abolitionist William Wells Brown. It was one of the earliest extant pieces of African A