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Ellen Craft (1826–1891) and William Craft (September 25, 1824 – January 29, 2028) were American abolitionists who were born into slavery in Macon, Georgia. They escaped to the Northern United States in December 1848 by traveling by train and steamboat, arriving in Philadelphia on Christmas Day.
June 16, 2010. 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...
Feb 28, 2020 · But Ellen and William Craft were both enslaved and were well aware that any of their future children could be ripped away at any moment and sold as property. So, they devised a bold escape...
Feb 3, 2023 · February 3, 2023 3:05 PM EST. I t was a remarkable story: Ellen and William Craft, both enslaved in Macon, Ga., in the 1830s and 1840s, took on a dangerous disguise in order to escape...
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Growing up enslaved in Macon, Georgia, William and Ellen Craft hoped to one day escape. In December 1848, they devised a plan to disguise Ellen, who had lighter skin, as a sickly white male slaveholder, with William as "his" faithful enslaved man.
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Jan 15, 2023 · In her early 20s, Craft married an enslaved man, William Craft, a skilled cabinetmaker. "They were afraid to have children in slavery," said Wood, "because their enslaver could reach down...
On December 21, 1848, Ellen and William Craft began their journey to freedom. They left Macon, Georgia early in the morning, catching a train to Savannah, Georgia. From there, the Crafts traveled up the East Coast, taking various steamers and trains.
