Running a thousand miles for freedom or, the escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery
In this short work of 1860, William Craft (c.1825-1900), assisted by his wife Ellen (c.1825-91), recounts the remarkable story of how they escaped from slavery in America. Having married as slaves in Georgia, yet unwilling to raise a family in servitude, the couple came up with a plan to disguise th...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press
2013.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Cambridge library collection. Slavery and abolition. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
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| Sumario: | In this short work of 1860, William Craft (c.1825-1900), assisted by his wife Ellen (c.1825-91), recounts the remarkable story of how they escaped from slavery in America. Having married as slaves in Georgia, yet unwilling to raise a family in servitude, the couple came up with a plan to disguise the light-skinned Ellen as a man, with William acting as her slave, and to travel to the north in late 1848. This compelling narrative traces their successful journey to Philadelphia and their subsequent move to Boston, where they became involved in abolitionist activities. Later, the couple sought greater safety in England, where they lived for a number of years and had five children. A success upon its first appearance, the book touches on the themes of race, gender and class in mid-nineteenth-century America, offering modern readers a first-hand account of how barriers to freedom could be overcome. |
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| Notas: | Facsimile reprint. Originally published: London : William Tweedie, 1860. Portrait of Ellen Craft engraved by S.A. Schoff after Hale's dag. Inscribed to William Lloyd Garrison Esq. with William & Ellen Craft's sincere thanks for his indefatigable labours in the cause of freedom. Hammersmith London June 27th 1860. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781107324961 |
