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Q&A: Ilyon Woo on the Self-Emancipation of William and Ellen Craft in 1848
Q&A: Ilyon Woo on the Self-Emancipation of William and Ellen Craft in 1848
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62 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2023
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Podcast episode
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In this episode, you'll meet Ilyon Woo, author of a new bestseller-- "Master Slave, Husband Wife." She recounts the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by two enslaved Georgians--William and Ellen Craft -- in 1848. Disguised as a wealthy disabled white man traveling with his enslaved servant, the Crafts left Georgia via public conveyances, avoiding slave traders, law enforcement, and curious fellow passengers in their successful effort to gain freedom. Becoming popular speakers on the lecture circuit, they found themselves hunted by slavecatchers after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law in 1850.
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Released:
Aug 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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