The Running A Thousand Miles For Freedom - Incredible Escape of William & Ellen Craft from Slavery

A True and Thrilling Tale of Deceit, Intrigue and Breakout from the Notorious Southern Slavery

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"Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom" chronicles the daring escape of William and Ellen Craft which is often known as the most ingenious plot in fugitive slave history. While Ellen posed as a white male planter William, her husband, posed as her personal servant. The couple cleverly travelled by train and steamboat, escaped nail-biting detection and arrived in Philadelphia on Christmas Day. Excerpt: "It is a common practice in the slave States for ladies, when angry with their maids, to send th... (Læs mere)