An excerpt from Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom or the Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery by William Craft, 1860.

This work is a narrative of the escape of William and Ellen Craft.

Citation Information
Craft, William, excerpt from “Running a thousand miles for freedom; : or, the escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/f8f643b4f6937eee09391d483d6bfd78.
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