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1 online resource (149 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication
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Sarah Mills Hodge Fund publication.
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Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. The Crafts and the Memory of Slavery; One. The "Thrilling" Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Georgia; Two. Boston's Glorious Fugitives; Three. Running a Thousand Miles in England; Four. The Boston Libel Trial of William Craft; Epilogue. A Story to Pass Down; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
Summary |
The spectacular 1848 escape of William and Ellen Craft (1824-1900; 1826-1891) from slavery in Macon, Georgia, is a dramatic story in the annals of American history. Ellen, who could pass for white, disguised herself as a gentleman slaveholder; William accompanied her as his "master's" devoted slave valet; both traveled openly by train, steamship, and carriage to arrive in free Philadelphia on Christmas Day. In Love, Liberation, and Escaping Slavery, Barbara McCaskill revisits this dual escape and examines the collaborations and partnerships that characterized the Crafts' activism for the next. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Craft, Ellen.
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Craft, Ellen. |
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Craft, William.
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Craft, William. |
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Antislavery movements -- History -- 19th century.
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Antislavery movements. |
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History. |
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19th century |
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Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.
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Abolitionists. |
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United States. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Racially mixed women -- United States -- Biography.
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Racially mixed women. |
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Spouses -- United States -- Biography.
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Spouses. |
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African Americans -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Biography. |
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Enslaved persons -- Georgia -- Biography.
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Enslaved persons. |
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Georgia. |
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Fugitive slaves -- England -- Biography.
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Fugitive slaves. |
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England. |
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Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.
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Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Other Form: |
Print version: McCaskill, Barbara. Love, Liberation, and Escaping Slavery : William and Ellen Craft in Cultural Memory. Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2015 9780820338026 |
ISBN |
9780820348322 (electronic book) |
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0820348325 (electronic book) |
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9780820338026 |
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0820338028 |
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9780820347240 |
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0820347248 |
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