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5000 miles to freedom : Ellen and William Craft's flight from slavery /

by Fradin, Judith Bloom; Fradin, Dennis B.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2006Description: 96 p. : ill., map ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0792278852.Other title: Five thousand miles to freedom; Ellen and William Craft's flight from slavery.Subject(s): Craft, Ellen -- Juvenile literature | Craft, William -- Juvenile literature | Fugitive slaves -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. -- United States | Slaves -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. -- GeorgiaSummary: Ellen and William Craft were two of the few slaves to ever escape from the Deep South. Their first escape took them to Philadelphia, then on to Boston pursued by slave hunters, and finally 5000 miles across the ocean to England, where they were able to settle peacefully.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ellen and William Craft were two of the few slaves to ever escape from the Deep South. Their first escape took them to Philadelphia, then on to Boston pursued by slave hunters, and finally 5000 miles across the ocean to England, where they were able to settle peacefully.


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