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Originally Posted: March 29, 2015
William Wells Brown was born into slavery, escaped to London and became the first African-American to publish a novel.
An SMU professor visited campus Thursday to discuss the life, travels and cultural significance of one of the most important authors in American history.
William Wells Brown is considered one of the most significant writers of African-American history, but he was a runaway slave for a large period of his life.
Dr. Ezra Greenspan, an SMU professor in the English department, is an expert on the life of Brown and the author of the biography “William Wells Brown: An African-American Life.” Greenspan talked about Brown with graduate and doctoral students in English. READ MORE