Woo, Ilyon,
Master slave husband wife : an epic journey from slavery to freedom / Epic journey from slavery to freedom Ilyon Woo - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition - 410 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-391) and index
Overture -- Macon -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Charleston -- Overland -- Pennsylvania -- New England -- The United States -- Canada -- Overseas -- Coda
Presents the remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled white man and William posing as "his" slave In December 1848, a young enslaved couple named Ellen and William Craft traveled openly by rail, coach and steamship from Macon, Georgia, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ellen, who passed for white, disguised herself as a wealthy disabled man, with William as "his" slave. Woo follows their journey north, and in joining the abolitionist lecture circuit. When the new Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 put them at risk, they fled from the United States. Their very existence challenged the nation's core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all. -- adapted from jacket
9781501191053 1501191055
Craft, William
Craft, Ellen
Fugitive slaves--United States--Biography
Fugitive slaves--England--Biography
Slaves--Georgia--Biography
Racially mixed women--United States--Biography
Abolitionists--United States--Biography
Antislavery movements--History--19th century
Biographies.
306.362
Master slave husband wife : an epic journey from slavery to freedom / Epic journey from slavery to freedom Ilyon Woo - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition - 410 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-391) and index
Overture -- Macon -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Charleston -- Overland -- Pennsylvania -- New England -- The United States -- Canada -- Overseas -- Coda
Presents the remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled white man and William posing as "his" slave In December 1848, a young enslaved couple named Ellen and William Craft traveled openly by rail, coach and steamship from Macon, Georgia, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ellen, who passed for white, disguised herself as a wealthy disabled man, with William as "his" slave. Woo follows their journey north, and in joining the abolitionist lecture circuit. When the new Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 put them at risk, they fled from the United States. Their very existence challenged the nation's core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all. -- adapted from jacket
9781501191053 1501191055
Craft, William
Craft, Ellen
Fugitive slaves--United States--Biography
Fugitive slaves--England--Biography
Slaves--Georgia--Biography
Racially mixed women--United States--Biography
Abolitionists--United States--Biography
Antislavery movements--History--19th century
Biographies.
306.362