craft, william

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craft, william

5000 miles to freedom

Ellen and William Craft's flight from slavery
2006
Ellen and William Craft were two of the few slaves to ever escape from the Deep South. Their first escape took them to Philadelphia, then on to Boston pursued by slave hunters, and finally 5000 miles across the ocean to England, where they were able to settle peacefully.

Escape

1975
Relates the daring escape by train of a slave couple from Georgia to Philadelphia in 1848.

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