The Daring Escape of Ellen and William Craft:...

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On 20 December 1848, Ellen Craft placed a top hat on her head, slipped her arm into a sling, and perched dark green glasses on her nose. Once her disguise was complete, Ellen and her husband William embarked on almighty journey. The couple were enslaved, and had assumed fake iden ...  Show more

In 1849, abolitionist and attorney Wendell Phillips wrote: "We should look in vain through the most trying times of our revolutionary history for an incident of courage and noble daring to equal that of the escape of William and Ellen Craft; and future historians and poets would ...  Show more

Roxanne discusses the remarkable story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through determination and disguise with Ilyon Woo, the author of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Story from Slavery to Freedom. Buy Master Slave Husband Wife from RJ Julia Sign up for our p ...  Show more

In the early 1800s, slavery rapidly expanded across the American South. But each year, thousands of courageous enslaved men, women, and children fled their owners in search of freedom. And in Philadelphia, secret allies came to their aid. Quaker abolitionists collaborated with fr ...  Show more