William Wells Brown
American novelist and playwright
William Wells Brown was an American abolitionist, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Brown escaped to Ohio in 1834 at the age of 19. He settled in Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked for... Wikipedia
Born: Lexington, KY
Died: November 6, 1884, Chelsea, MA
Spouse: Annie Gray (m. 1860–1884)
Children: Josephine Brown
Notable work: Clotel (1853), the first novel written by an African American