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Clotel

by William Wells Brown

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The first novel by an African-American, this dramatic tale tells the fate of a child fathered by Thomas Jefferson with one of his slaves. The author, a former slave, powerfully depicts racial injustice.

First published 1853 162 pages
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Literature
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Recommended
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DDC 813.4 LCC PS-1139.00000000.B9 813.4African American familiesAfrican American families in fictionAfrican American womenAfrican American women in fictionAfrican american families--fictionAfrican american women--fictionAfrican americans, fiction
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ISBN 9780486149349 English First-edition ISBN: 9781468136968
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