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William Wells Brown was born in Lexington, KY. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave; his father, George Higgins, was white. He had been enslaved before escaping and making his way north where he participated in abolitionist activities. He wrote a play, poems, songs, and books, including Clotel, the first novel published by an African American.
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2-18-2021
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