Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom

Author: William Craft

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2011-03-15

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 0820340804

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In 1848 William and Ellen Craft made one of the most daring and remarkable escapes in the history of slavery in America. With fair-skinned Ellen in the guise of a white male planter and William posing as her servant, the Crafts traveled by rail and ship--in plain sight and relative luxury--from bondage in Macon, Georgia, to freedom first in Philadelphia, then Boston, and ultimately England. This edition of their thrilling story is newly typeset from the original 1860 text. Eleven annotated supplementary readings, drawn from a variety of contemporary sources, help to place the Crafts’ story within the complex cultural currents of transatlantic abolitionism.


Ellen Craft's Escape from Slavery

Ellen Craft's Escape from Slavery

Author: Cathy Moore

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0761366733

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In the 1840s, runaway slaves faced many dangers. They were often caught and sometimes killed. Ellen Craft and her husband William knew the risks. And they decided to take a chance. Ellen and William had a daring plan to escape from slavery. Posing as a white man, Ellen hoped to travel north as William's slave master. But the two had many states to cross. Would they reach freedom? Or would someone see through Ellen's disguise? In the back of this book, you'll find a script and instructions for putting on a reader's theater performance of this adventure. Download additional copies of the script plus sound effects, background images, and more ideas that will help make your reader's theater performance a success through Lerner eSource.


5000 Miles to Freedom

5000 Miles to Freedom

Author: Judith Bloom Fradin

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9780792278856

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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.


Two Tickets to Freedom

Two Tickets to Freedom

Author: D. Freedman

Publisher:

Published: 1989-11-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780833539946

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Traces the search for freedom by a black man and wife who traveled to Boston and eventually to England after their escape from slavery in Georgia.


The Bondwoman's Narrative

The Bondwoman's Narrative

Author: Hannah Crafts

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 2002-04-02

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 0759527644

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Possibly the first novel written by a black woman slave, this work is both a historically important literary event and a gripping autobiographical story in its own right. When her master is betrothed to a woman who conceals a tragic secret, Hannah Crafts, a young slave on a wealthy North Carolina plantation, runs away in a bid for her freedom up North. Pursued by slave hunters, imprisoned by a mysterious and cruel captor, held by sympathetic strangers, and forced to serve a demanding new mistress, she finally makes her way to freedom in New Jersey. Her compelling story provides a fascinating view of American life in the mid-1800s and the literary conventions of the time. Written in the 1850's by a runaway slave, THE BONDSWOMAN'S NARRATIVE is a provocative literary landmark and a significant historical event that will captivate a diverse audience.


Running from Bondage

Running from Bondage

Author: Karen Cook Bell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-07

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1108831540

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A compelling examination of the ways enslaved women fought for their freedom during and after the Revolutionary War.


The Captive's Quest for Freedom

The Captive's Quest for Freedom

Author: R. J. M. Blackett

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-01-25

Total Pages: 531

ISBN-13: 1108418716

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Examines the impact fugitive slaves had on the Fugitive Slave Law and the coming of the American Civil War.


Escape from Slavery

Escape from Slavery

Author: Doreen Rappaport

Publisher: Paw Prints

Published: 2009-04-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781442006959

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A collection of five accounts of black slaves who managed to escape to freedom during the period preceding the Civil War includes information about slave laws of the era and descriptions of the key Underground Railroad leaders. Reprint.