By Victor Trammell Photo credits: W. W. Norton & Company William Wells Brown (pictured) is the first published Black author in U.S. history, according to most mainstream American scholars. Brown's first literary publication was a memoir titled, Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Written by Himself. This masterpiece was a best-seller and moved copies […]
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