A Desperate Leap for Liberty

The story of William and Ellen Craft is so inspiring.  I am amazed at the bravery and ingenuity of this couple.  It’s too bad that it isn’t more well known. So I decided to write this month’s letter about them.

Tam’s account is based entirely on facts. There were so many more exciting, dangerous, and even humorous events that happened to this couple on their journey.  I suggest you do more reading to learn more.  See below.

The article entitled “The Fugitives in Kingston” is from the February 9, 1849, issue of The Liberator, abolitionist newspaper from Boston.

The anti-slavery posters are exact copies of posters of the time, also from Boston.

The train ticket and steamer tickets are reproductions based on actual tickets from the time period.  The disclaimer on the back of the train ticket is the exact wording used on train tickets at that time.

For more information, see the following:

Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom book by Ilyon Woo.  A very well-researched and complete account. https://a.co/d/3LI5pwt

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom by William Craft and Ellen Craft, available for free online: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/585 or on Amazon https://a.co/d/85xtldS

Movie: A Slave's Story : Running a Thousand Miles to Freedom on YouTube here.