Two of the Most Notable Persons to Escape Slavery, How U.S. Seamstress Ellen Craft Was Able to Live Incognito Within the U.S. During the 19th Century, How Craft and U.S. Carpenter William Craft (Ellen Craft’s Husband) Escaped U.S. Slavery, the Location Ellen Craft and William Craft Migrated to, How U.S. Magician Henry “Box” Brown Escaped U.S. Slavery, the Total Time This Journey Took, the Number of Times U.S. Abolitionist Lewis Williams Escaped From U.S. Slavery, the Reason Williams Was Able to Successfully Elude Law Enforcement After Being Captured, the U.S. Holiday of Juneteenth, and the Length of Time Indentured Slaves Remained as Enslaved Persons Post the Abolition of Slavery Within the U.S.

Anthony Ambrosius Aurelius

5 years ago

Many slaves escaped captivity during the 17th, 18th, and 19th century, with one of the most notable examples being the case of William Craft and Ellen Craft, who were a married couple. Ellen Craft had light skin and because of this, she was able to dress up as a man, wrap her head in bandages, and pretended to be injured white man. This fooled those who Craft came into contact with and allowed her to board a train with her husband who posed as her slave who was also her servant. The couple board...

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