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Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; or, the Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery. Illustrated

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To escape slavery, light-skinned Ellen Craft disguised herself as a male enslaver. Her husband, William, who was darker skinned, posed as her valet. They successfully traveled to the North, and eventually to England, where they published a narrative recounting their lives in slavery and their daring escape.