Project Gutenberg 2019-05-13 Public domain in the USA. 187 Brown, William Wells 1884 Brown, W. Wells (William Wells) Brown, Wm. Wells (William Wells) Brown, William W. Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave. Second Edition Produced by hekula03, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave" by Brown is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This powerful memoir details the harrowing experiences of a man who escapes the horrors of slavery, providing firsthand insights into the brutal realities of the slave system in America. The narrative follows William W. Brown as he recounts his life, the brutal treatment he endured, the trauma of separation from his family, and his desperate struggle for freedom. The opening portion of the narrative establishes Brown's early life in bondage, beginning from his birth in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was recorded as property by his master. It describes the cruel living conditions and the violent nature of slaveholding, portraying the omnipresent threat of physical punishment and the emotional devastation of witnessing his mother's beatings and family separations. Brown's profound longing for liberty and justice is evident as he reflects on the experiences of his fellow slaves, his observations of their sufferings, and his own attempts to escape from the oppressive grip of slavery, foreshadowing the immense sacrifices he would be forced to make in his pursuit of freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography African Americans -- Biography Enslaved persons -- Missouri -- Biography Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884 Enslaved persons -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 225314 2025-06-23T15:08:28.864004 text/html 225699 2019-05-13T11:23:00 text/html 500084 2025-06-23T15:08:33.182000 application/epub+zip 500401 2025-06-23T15:08:29.620014 application/epub+zip 133187 2025-06-23T15:08:29.212994 application/epub+zip 581256 2025-06-23T15:08:36.028932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551088 2025-06-23T15:08:32.784998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184513 2022-09-27T00:13:00.945525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196695 2025-06-23T15:08:28.267990 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196898 2019-05-13T11:23:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19929 2025-06-23T15:08:36.185929 application/rdf+xml 10200 2025-06-23T15:08:29.304028 image/jpeg 2245 2025-06-23T15:08:29.256961 image/jpeg 74520 2019-05-13T11:23:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 425364 2019-05-13T11:23:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 426736 2025-06-23T15:08:28.900025 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia