Download or read book The Escape: A Leap for Freedom written by William Wells Brown and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-07-13 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of 20, William Wells Brown escaped a life of slavery and found freedom on the banks of the Ohio River. He became an ardent abolitionist and a prolific writer. This play, published in 1858, may very well be the first piece of dramatic literature written by an African American