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Master slave husband wife, an epic journey from slavery to freedom, Ilyon Woo

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Master slave husband wife, an epic journey from slavery to freedom, Ilyon Woo

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-391) and index

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contains biographical information

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Master slave husband wife

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bibliography

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Ilyon Woo

Sub title

an epic journey from slavery to freedom

Summary

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" slaveIn 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

Table Of Contents

Overture -- Macon -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Charleston -- Overland -- Pennsylvania -- New England -- The United States -- Canada -- Overseas -- Coda

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Epic journey from slavery to freedom

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