How William and Ellen Craft escaped slavery | Georgia Stories

Explained by Dr. John Inscoe of the New Georgia Encyclopedia and Dr. Barbara McCaskill, William and Ellen Craft's daring escape from slavery involved Ellen Craft posing as a white slaveholder with her light skin and William posing as her body servant. Their perilous journey took them through major east coast cities north to Philadelphia then Boston. After escaping to freedom, they traveled widely in the United States as abolitionists.
Original Air Date: 01/01/1996
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  • @LeatherClass
    @LeatherClass3 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating mini documentary - thanks so much for making this.

  • @sisternum9022
    @sisternum90222 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated for your sharing 🔥

  • @bigarj2
    @bigarj22 жыл бұрын

    I just read about their amazing life in a great book entitled William Still.

  • @ezchannel493
    @ezchannel49310 ай бұрын

    I read this story in 4th grade. I remember Ellen's name in disguise was Mr.Johnson.

  • @kronowtf
    @kronowtf3 жыл бұрын

    POV: ur watching at school

  • @Burgie

    @Burgie

    3 жыл бұрын

    hello lano

  • @kronowtf

    @kronowtf

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello josh

  • @KxemonPlayz

    @KxemonPlayz

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Burgie .

  • @ShavaChihera
    @ShavaChihera3 жыл бұрын

    Privileged slave? Ain't that something

  • @DrLauraRPalmer
    @DrLauraRPalmer11 ай бұрын

    It is impossible to own a human. You’re either a persons guardian, spouse or capturer/jailer holding them against their will. But humans can not be owned by no one nothing but themselves.

  • @TreeBug88
    @TreeBug88 Жыл бұрын

    I am 40% white and only 59% African ancestry DNA results do you have any idea how horrible I feel what a disaster

  • @TreeBug88
    @TreeBug88 Жыл бұрын

    Massachusetts was the first state to legalize slavery and the first state to illegalize slavery but nonetheless it is an extremely racist state and quite vicious from my memories as a young baby girl

  • @Burgie
    @Burgie3 жыл бұрын

    Hello 8a

  • @kronowtf

    @kronowtf

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes josh

  • @titosullivan5380
    @titosullivan53803 жыл бұрын

    Traveling man?

  • @htfcsaad
    @htfcsaad3 жыл бұрын

    Slovakia

  • @kronowtf

    @kronowtf

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol saad my g

  • @kronowtf

    @kronowtf

    3 жыл бұрын

    hello bob