Ellen Craft

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Ellen and William Craft were married slaves from Georgia who escaped to the North in 1848 through train and steamboat. Ellen and William later moved to England following the Fugitive Slave Act and lived their for nearly two decades. In 1860 they published Running a Thousand Miles to Freedom, a written account of their experience including details of their daring escape. This edition includes a table of contents.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Charles River Editors
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781632957078
• Artikelnr.: 54273775

Autorenporträt

Ellen Craft (1826-1891) is a pivotal figure in American history, known for her daring and ingenuity in the struggle against slavery. Alongside her husband William Craft, she co-authored 'Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom', an enthralling account of their dramatic escape from slavery that has captured the imagination of readers and historians alike. Born into slavery in Clinton, Georgia, Ellen had the fortuitous ability to pass as a white woman due to her mixed-race heritage. Leveraging this, she adopted the guise of a white male planter, with her husband posing as her enslaved manservant, to navigate their perilous journey to freedom in the North in 1848. The narrative offers a singular perspective on racial, gender, and social issues of the time and remains an important document of resistance in antebellum America. Ellen Craft's contribution to the literary world is an extension of her and her husband's broader activism for abolition and equality. Their story has been referenced in various historical works that delve into the complexity of the Underground Railroad and the personal tales of courage that emerged from it. Craft's literary style combines a detailed first-person recount with an emotional depth that conveys not only the factual account but also the psychological experience of fleeing captivity. Her work continues to be of significance in the fields of African American literature, history, and women's studies.