Running A Thousand Miles For Freedom

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom

by Ellen Craft

Ellen Craft's "Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom" is a gripping firsthand account of a daring escape from slavery. In 1848, Ellen and her husband William, a skilled craftsman, devised a daring plan to flee their oppressive reality. Ellen, a woman of great courage and intelligence, disguised herself as a white male, a literate gentleman named 'William', while her husband posed as her enslaved servant. Their journey, filled with perilous encounters and constant fear, led them through the treacherous landscape of the American South and eventually to the safety of northern states. Through vivid detail, Ellen recounts their resourceful efforts to avoid capture, the kindness of abolitionists who aided their flight, and the harrowing realities of life under the weight of slavery.

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