![]() ![]() Clotee is such a vibrant, fully rounded character that it is almost painful to think of her left on the plantation while her friends and fellow slaves go to freedom. Through his work, Clotee helps some of her friends escape to the North, but she herself chooses to stay behind on the plantation as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Luckily, he turns out to be an abolitionist. She practices her newfound skills by writing in a makeshift, secret diary, which is found by William's new tutor. She has learned to read while looking over the boy's shoulder and eventually she teaches herself how to write. William may not be keen to learn, but Clotee is. ![]() Clotee is an orphan living on the plantation of "Mas' Henley" and "Miz Lilly." Her owners have put her to work fanning Miz Lilly and her young son William during tutoring sessions. ![]()
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