Introduction
In this book, the authors provide a vivid and remarkable story of self-emancipation or self-liberation. Essentially, Ellen and her husband emancipated themselves when they made a remarkably bold escape from slavery in Georgia, and moved to Boston. The couples used disguise innovatively and maintained their poise irrespective of intense scrutiny. In addition, their determination made them villains to others and heroes to many. Specifically, Ellen Craft decides to use her relatively light skin to pass as a white person to enable her travel by boat and train to the Northern regions of the U.S., with her husband William who Continue reading...
