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Clotel
Written by William Wells Brown
Narrated by JD Jackson
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The harrowing fictional account of slave fathered by President Thomas Jefferson.--First published in 1853 amid rumors that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with one of his slaves, Clotel is a fictional chronicle of one such child. After Jefferson's death, his mistress and her two daughters are auctioned. One daughter, Clotel, is purchased by a white man from Virginia who impregnates her. Despite the promise of marriage, Clotel is instead sold to another man and separated from her daughter.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDreamscape Media
Release dateJan 28, 2014
ISBN9781666588392
Author
William Wells Brown
John Ernest is Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of American Literature at West Virginia University. He is author or editor of nine books, including Chaotic Justice: Rethinking African American Literary History.
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