It’s a true American love story most of us have not read in our history books: how an enslaved couple escapes Macon, Georgia, and finds freedom in Boston.
That's the story of"Master Slave Husband Wife," by Cambridge native Ilyon Woo. The historical narrative follows Ellen Craft, whose biological father and first enslaver is white, and William Craft. In December 1848, she disguises herself as a wealthy white gentleman traveling with her husband as her"slave." The two create a meticulous plan to account for Ellen’s inability to read and write.
"So many things could have gone wrong and they start going wrong from the get-go. There are three people who could recognize them, who could see through the disguise, and they don't," Woo said. "You see people being bought and sold, mortgaged right alongside objects and household animal," Woo said. Ellen and William would cross into Boston by January 1849. Once Ellen finally revealed herself, the Crafts didn’t hide. Instead, they went on a speaking tour as part of the abolitionist movement.
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