The Escape; Or, a Leap for Freedom by William Wells Brown

The Escape; Or, a Leap for Freedom

William Wells Brown

54 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction play challenging medium-paced
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The first play published by an African-American, this comic 1858 melodrama about two slaves who secretly marry explores the racial tensions between North and South in the years just before the Civil War. With its mix of action, comedy, social comm...

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