A daring escape from slavery, and the love story behind it
An elaborate ruse secured the freedom of an enslaved couple in 1840s Georgia. Author Ilyon Woo chronicles William and Ellen Crafts’ remarkable true story in ‘Master Slave Husband Wife.’
An elaborate ruse secured the freedom of an enslaved couple in 1840s Georgia. Author Ilyon Woo chronicles William and Ellen Crafts’ remarkable true story in ‘Master Slave Husband Wife.’
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