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Clotel

by William Wells Brown
J. D. Jackson
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First published in 1853 amidst rumors that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with one of his slaves, Clotel is a fictional chronicle of one such child. After Jefferson's death, his mistress and her two daughters are auctioned. One daughter, Clotel, is purchased by a white man from Virginia who impregnates her. Despite the promise of marriage, Clotel is instead sold to another man and separated from her daughter. After escaping from the slave dealer, Clotel returnss to Virginia to reunite with her daughter - now a slave in her father's house.
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Publisher: Dreamscape Media Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781666588392
  • File size: 193736 KB
  • Release date: January 28, 2014
  • Duration: 06:43:36
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Classic Literature Fiction African American Fiction Historical Fiction

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English

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Lexile® Measure:1180
Text Difficulty:8-10

First published in 1853 amidst rumors that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with one of his slaves, Clotel is a fictional chronicle of one such child. After Jefferson's death, his mistress and her two daughters are auctioned. One daughter, Clotel, is purchased by a white man from Virginia who impregnates her. Despite the promise of marriage, Clotel is instead sold to another man and separated from her daughter. After escaping from the slave dealer, Clotel returnss to Virginia to reunite with her daughter - now a slave in her father's house.
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Classic Literature Fiction African American Fiction Historical Fiction