Now their stirring first-person narrative and Richard Blackett's excellent interpretive pieces are brought together in one volume to tell the complete story of the Crafts.
The American Negro His History and Literature Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom William and Ellen Craft Having heard while in Slavery that "God made of one blood all nations of men," and also that the American Declaration of Independence ...
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom: Or, the Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery
" Having heard while in Slavery that "God made of one blood all nations of men," and also that the American Declaration of Independence says, that "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are ...
Ellen Craft and William Craft were slaves from Macon, Georgia who escaped to the North in December 1848 by traveling openly by train and steamboat, arriving in Philadelphia on Christmas Day.
This edition of their thrilling story is newly typeset from the original 1860 text.
Now their stirring first-person narrative and Richard Blackett's excellent interpretive pieces are brought together in one volume to tell the complete story of the Crafts.
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William Craft says of the classic slavery memoir, Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom-Or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery, "This book is not intended as a full history of the life of my wife, nor of myself; but merely as ...
After their return to the US in 1868, the Crafts opened an agricultural school for freedmen's children in Georgia. THE BOOK: Their book provides a unique view of race, gender, and class in the 19th century.
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom is a fast-paced, suspenseful account of their incredible journey.
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Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom: The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery
In this short work of 1860, William Craft (c.1825-1900), assisted by his wife Ellen (c.1825-91), recounts the remarkable story of how they escaped from slavery in America.
Having heard while in Slavery that "God made of one blood all nations of men," and also that the American Declaration of Independence says, that "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed ...
Book Excerpt: avenge our wrongs!
we were only slaves, and had no legal rights; consequently we were compelled to smother our wounded feelings, and crouch beneath the iron heel of despotism.
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom: The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom: The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery
First published in 1860, "Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom", by William and Ellen Craft, is the fascinating true story of their escape from slavery in Georgia. Ellen was born into slavery in 1826 in Clinton, Georgia.