TY - BOOK N2 - From the Publisher: William Wells Brown's Clotel (1853), the first novel written by an African American, was published in London while Brown was still legally regarded as "property" within the borders of the United States. The documents in this edition include excerpts from Brown's sources for the novel-fiction, political essays, sermons, and presidential proclamations; selections that illuminate the range of contemporary attitudes concerning race, slavery, and prejudice; and pieces that advocate various methods of resistance and reform. AB - From the Publisher: William Wells Brown's Clotel (1853), the first novel written by an African American, was published in London while Brown was still legally regarded as "property" within the borders of the United States. The documents in this edition include excerpts from Brown's sources for the novel-fiction, political essays, sermons, and presidential proclamations; selections that illuminate the range of contemporary attitudes concerning race, slavery, and prejudice; and pieces that advocate various methods of resistance and reform. T1 - Clotel, or, The president's daughter :a narrative of slave life in the United States / DA - c2000. CY - Boston : AU - Brown, William Wells, AU - Levine, Robert S. CN - PS1139.B9 CN - PS1139.B9 PB - Bedford/St. Martin's, PP - Boston : PY - c2000. N1 - Includes works or excerpts from works contemporary with the main text. ID - 378346 KW - Children of presidents KW - African American families KW - Racially mixed people KW - African American women KW - Women slaves SN - 9780312152659 (pbk.) SN - 0312152655 (pbk.) SN - 9780312227586 SN - 0312227582 SN - 9780333914373 SN - 0333914376 TI - Clotel, or, The president's daughter :a narrative of slave life in the United States / ER -