Clotel · Character

Currer

Clotel's mother, a woman whose love for her daughter survives every sale, separation, and cruelty that slavery can devise.

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First appearance: I: The Negro Sale

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In Narrative of the Life and Escape of William Wells Brown: Mentioned as part of the slave gangs transported; her child is threatened by Walker. Later, in Clotel: Clotel's mother, who is sold at auction along with…

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Narrative of the Life and Escape of William Wells Brown
Mentioned as part of the slave gangs transported; her child is threatened by Walker.
Clotel
Clotel's mother, who is sold at auction along with Clotel and Althesa.
I: The Negro Sale
Mother of Clotel and Althesa, sold to a slave trader at the auction.
Going to the South
Purchased by Walker and transported south; sold to a clergyman in Natchez, separated from her daughter Althesa.
III: The Negro Chase
Witnesses the execution of a slave at the stake and the slave hunt, forming a negative opinion of the Natchez region.
The Quadroon’s Home
Clotel's mother, whom Clotel wishes Horatio would purchase and free.
IX: The Man of Honour
Althesa's mother, held by Mr. Peck and not sold despite Althesa's efforts.
XVIII: The Liberator
Dies of yellow fever; her death is a great trial to Mrs. Carlton, who had become attached to her and learned of her wrongs.

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