02336cam a2200433 i 4500 1840230320 TxAuBib 20241224120000.0 230227s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023286288 9781501191053 hardback 1501191055 hardback 9781501191060 paperback 1501191063 paperback (OCoLC)1330896057 TxAuBib rda Woo, Ilyon, author. Master slave husband wife : an epic journey from slavery to freedom / Ilyon Woo. Epic journey from slavery to freedom. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023. ©2023. 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-397) and index. Presents the remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled white man and William posing as "his" slave. "In December 1848, a young enslaved couple named Ellen and William Craft traveled openly by rail, coach and steamship from Macon, Georgia, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ellen, who passed for white, disguised herself as a wealthy disabled man, with William as "his" slave. Woo follows their journey north, and in joining the abolitionist lecture circuit. When the new Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 put them at risk, they fled from the United States. Their very existence challenged the nation's core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all" -- Adapted from jacket. 20241227. Craft, William. Craft, Ellen. Fugitive slaves United States Biography. Fugitive slaves England Biography. Enslaved persons Georgia Biography. Abolitionists United States Biography. Antislavery movements History 19th century. Biographies. fast