# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Kentucky Chautauqua: William Wells Brown "How I Got My Name"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Event Description**: William Wells Brown was the first published African American novelist and playwright. He was likely born in 1814 or 1815 in the Mt. Sterling area or in Lexington. After years of failed attempts to escape slavery, for which he was jailed and beaten, Brown finally escaped to a life of freedom in 1834. William Wells Brown went on to become a public advocate of the abolitionist and temperance movements. His memoir, Narrative of William Wells Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Written by Himself, had a direct influence on the abolitionist movement. 

This program was funded in part by Kentucky Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/taylorsville/kentucky-chautauqua-william-wells-brown-how-i-got-my-name/200030521030106
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Taylorsville
- **state**: KY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 168 Taylorsville Rd, Taylorsville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40071
- **lat**: 38.03371
- **long**: -85.3408
- **full address**: 168 Taylorsville Rd, Taylorsville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40071

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Kentucky Chautauqua: William Wells Brown "How I Got My Name" being held?
  - **A:** Kentucky Chautauqua: William Wells Brown "How I Got My Name" takes place on Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 10:30 am to Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 11:30 am at 168 Taylorsville Rd, Taylorsville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40071.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Kentucky Chautauqua: William Wells Brown "How I Got My Name"?
  - **A:** Kentucky Chautauqua: William Wells Brown "How I Got My Name" is organized by Spencer County Public Library.

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