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  • Clotel

    or, The President’s Daughter

    This novel explores slavery's destructive effects on African-American families, the difficult lives of American mulattoes or mixed-race people, and the "degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave in the United States of America." It is a tragic mulatto story about a woman named Currer and her daughters Althesa and Clotel, fathered by Thomas Jefferson. ... Read more

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  • Current Superstitions

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • My Southern Home: The South and Its People

    Ten miles north of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, forty years ago, on a pleasant plain, sloping off toward a murmuring stream, stood a large frame-house, two stories high; in front was a beautiful lake, and, in the rear, an old orchard filled with apple, peach, pear, and plum trees, with boughs untrimmed, all bearing indifferent fruit. The mansion was surrounded with piazzas, ... Read more

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  • Clotel; Or, The President's Daughter

    The novel tells the story of Clotel, a mixed-race woman who is the daughter of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, and one of his slaves. The narrative explores the tragic and complex life of Clotel and her family as they navigate the harsh realities of slavery and racism in the United States. Clotel's story is used to illustrate the profound injustices and moral ... Read more

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  • Clotel

    The first published novel by a black American author combines real-life stories, including his own story of escaping slavery and recollections he heard while helping others escape, with abolitionist agitprop, revealing ephemera from the newspapers of the time, and sympathetic (if somewhat melodramatic) characters. What emerges from this collage is an indictment of slavery and of American hypocrisy ... Read more

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  • The Rising Son, Or, The Antecedents and Advancement of the Colored Race

    "Brown's most important, though neglected, work." -Let Nobody Turn Us Around (2003)"No book yet published regarding the colored race is as complete, exhaustive, and valuable as this work." — Daily Chronicle, Washington, D.C."We commend it heartily as one of the most valuable books yet published for the up-lifting of the race. — Our National Progress, Harrisburg, Pa."Let every colored man in the ... Read more

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  • Clotel

    or, The Presidents Daughter

    "Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States" is an 1853 novel written by American author and playwright William Wells Brown. The story revolves around the titular Clotel and her sister, two fictional slave daughters of Thomas Jefferson, and explores the devastating effect slavery had on African-American families. William Wells Brown (c. 1814–1884) was an ... Read more

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  • Never Forgotten, Never Could be

    Documented Testimonies of Former Slaves, Memoirs & History of Abolitionist Movement

    'Never Forgotten, Never Could Be' is a profound anthology that captures the essences of struggles, resilience, and emancipation through the voices of eminent historical figures and activists. Ranging from poignant narratives to riveting personal accounts, the collection presents a formidable array of styles — from introspective diaries to powerful speeches and heartfelt letters. As readers journey ... Read more

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