Clotelle: A Tale of the Southern States

by William Wells Brown

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Published in 1867, William Wells Browns Clotelle; or The Colored Heroine confronts racism and Afro-American slavery, which are presented as the foundation of a nation that prides itself on justice and democracy. The events play out in the background of the Civil War. A slave girl, Clotelle, is on a quest to save her daughter, whose father is her previous owner.
  • ISBN10 1491088788
  • ISBN13 9781491088784
  • Publish Date 24 July 2013 (first published 1 June 1977)
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Imprint Createspace
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 82
  • Language English