#WilliamCraft

World History Encyclopediawhencyclopedia@mstdn.social
2025-05-26

Among the most daring escapes from slavery in the United States in the 19th century was the flight of Ellen and William Craft from the slave state of Georgia to the free state of Pennsylvania in 1848. #History #Abolitionism #Canada #EllenCraft #Slavery #USHistory #WilliamCraft #HistoryFact whe.to/ci/2-2732-en/

World History Encyclopediawhencyclopedia@mstdn.social
2025-05-08

In 1848, Ellen and William Craft escaped from slavery in Georgia by Ellen posing as a Southern gentleman and William as 'his' slave (since women were not allowed to travel alone with a male slave). #History #Abolitionism #EllenCraft #Slavery #USHistory #WilliamCraft #HistoryFact whe.to/ci/2-2717-en/

World History Encyclopediawhencyclopedia@mstdn.social
2025-04-01

Ellen and William Craft's Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (1860) tells the story of the couple's escape from slavery, with Ellen disguised as a young, White gentleman of means and William as her slave. #History #Abolitionism #EllenCraft #Slavery #WilliamCraft #HistoryFact whe.to/ci/2-2681-en/

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