Barbara Mccaskill: 1 book
Love, Liberation, and Escaping Slavery
William and Ellen Craft in Cultural Memory
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
The spectacular 1848 escape of William and Ellen Craft (1824–1900; 1826–1891) from slavery in Macon, Georgia, is a dramatic story in the annals of American history. Ellen, who could pass for white, disguised herself as a gentleman slaveholder; William accompanied her as his “master’s” devoted...
