3c. FIRST-PERSON TESTIMONY: WILLIAM WELLS BROWN

An engraved portrait of William Wells Brown from the waist up, wearing a suit, his left hand tucked into the breast of his coat.
William Wells Brown


Listen to Track 3c - First-Person Testimony of William Wells Brown (above), a man born into slavery in Kentucky around 1814. Twenty years later, Brown escaped north and - in 1847-published his autobiography.


Next, listen to Track 3d - Hewlett's Exchange.


Directions to St. Louis Hotel: Walk down Chartres Street towards Canal Street. When you get to St. Louis Street,, go to the corner of Chartres St. and stand in front of Napoleon House restaurant, looking back down Chartres Street toward the St. Louis Cathedral