Maybe a thesis? Might change it...Give your thoughts to it if you read it please

Prior to the Civil War taken place, the first play ever written and published by a former slave and abolitionist was created. The Escape; Or, a Leap for Freedom (1858), by William Wells Brown introduces us to a play which focuses on white racism, and the maltreatment towards slaves during this time. A focal point in the play other than race issues is also the concern of attempted sexual violation on enslaved woman, in this case being Melinda, a mulatta slave who is desired by her owner, Dr. Gaines. Brown makes clear to emphasize the “vulnerability and degradation of female slaves by involving marriage in this story of enslavement” (Ernest, xix).