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Set against the backdrop of 19th-century America, the narrative explores the life of Clotel, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and a slave, as she navigates the brutal realities of slavery and the quest for freedom. Following her auction and subsequent sale, Clotel's journey leads her to disguise herself as a white man to rescue her daughter from her father's estate. This compelling tale critiques the contradictions of a nation built on democracy while establishing itself as a crucial work in African American literature, highlighting the complexities of race and human relationships.
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Clotel, William Wells Brown
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- Clotel
- Subtitle
- Or, the President's Daughter
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Wells Brown
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN13
- 9780142437728
- Category
- Fiction, Historical prose
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of 19th-century America, the narrative explores the life of Clotel, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and a slave, as she navigates the brutal realities of slavery and the quest for freedom. Following her auction and subsequent sale, Clotel's journey leads her to disguise herself as a white man to rescue her daughter from her father's estate. This compelling tale critiques the contradictions of a nation built on democracy while establishing itself as a crucial work in African American literature, highlighting the complexities of race and human relationships.