“Master Slave Husband Wife,” by Ilyon Woo, relates the daring escape from bondage in Georgia to freedom in the North by an enslaved couple disguised as a wealthy planter and his property.
One of the most ingenious escapes from slavery was that of a married couple from Georgia, Ellen and William Craft. The Granger Collection, New York Most runaway slaves fled to freedom in the dead of ...
On the morning of Dec. 20, 1848, William and Ellen Craft began their roughly 1,000-mile journey to freedom. The enslaved couple had planned an elaborate escape from Macon, Georgia, one that hinged on ...
Slaves William and Ellen Craft’s dangerous journey to freedom in the mid-1800s. David Wright interviews best-selling author Ilyon Woo about her new book, "Master Slave Husband Wife." Woo tells the ...
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