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Ellen and William Craft were American abolitionists who escaped from slavery in Georgia in 1848 by crossing the boundaries of race, class, and gender. They wrote a book about their escape, lectured widely, and opened a school for freedmen's children in Georgia.
Ellen, a fair-skinned slave, disguised herself as a white man traveling with her servant, William, in 1848. They faced many dangers and challenges on their way to freedom in Philadelphia, where they wrote a book about their journey.
- Both Faced Separation from Family in Childhood
- Using Disguise as Escape
- A Life of Freedom and Abolition
- The Craft's Challenging Return to The U.S.
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Ellen was born in 1826, the illegitimate biracial daughter of a slaveholder and a woman enslaved to him, in Clinton, Georgia. Her fair skin and facial features so strongly resembled her father that she was often mistaken as a member of the family, which frustrated the slaveholder’s wife. In response, the wife “gave” Ellen to her daughter—Ellen’s ha...
“There were other stories of mixed-race enslaved people, enslaved people who looked white, who passed for white,” says Barbara McCaskill, Professor of English at the University of Georgia and author of Love, Liberation, and Escaping Slavery: William and Ellen Craft in Cultural Memory. McCaskill adds there were also other cases of enslaved people di...
News of the escaped coupletraveled fast throughout Philadelphia after their arrival. Several local abolitionists immediately offered to help and even started reading and writing lessons on their first day in the city. The pair soon relocated to the safe haven of Boston, Massachusetts where they and other abolitionists continued to tell their story....
In 1868, following the end of the American Civil War and the emancipation of enslaved people, the Crafts returned with their three youngest children to the United States. In 1870, with funding help from abolitionists in Boston, the pair established two schools for African Americans—one for adults and one for children—on the border of South Carolina...
Learn how Ellen, a biracial woman, and William, a carpenter, devised a daring plan to flee from Georgia to Pennsylvania in 1848. They posed as a white slaveholder and his valet, facing danger and suspicion along the way.
Feb 3, 2023 · Ellen and William Craft posed as master and slave to escape bondage. Their great-great-granddaughter, a civil rights activist, reflects on their legacy.
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Learn how William and Ellen Craft, a slave couple, disguised themselves to flee to freedom on the Underground Railroad in 1848. Explore their journey from Georgia to Boston and England with a map and historical images.
Sep 3, 2002 · Learn about the enslaved couple who escaped from Georgia to freedom in 1848, and their life as abolitionists in England and America. Read their memoir, Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, and explore their legacy and controversies.
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Aug 26, 2021 · Learn about the daring escape of Ellen and William Craft, a couple who disguised themselves as a white man and his servant to flee slavery in 1848. The film features commentary from their descendants and explores their journey, challenges and achievements.
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