Clotelle - William Wells Brown

Clotelle

von William Wells Brown

  • Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2008-08-15
  • Genre: Belletristik und Literatur

Beschreibung

Published in 1867, William Wells Brownís 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.