Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom

About this film

LibriVox recording of Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom by Ellen and William Craft. Read in English by Newgatenovelist. Ellen and William Craft were a married couple who escaped from slavery in 1848 when Ellen disguised herself as a white, literate man and William pretended to be an accompanying slave. This is their story of their escape to freedom. NB Listeners may find some scenes of abuse and vocabulary in this book distressing. (Summary by Newgatenovelist) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (85MB)

Directors & creators

Ellen Craft; William Craft

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;slavery; Philadelphia; england; abolition; slave narrative; georgia; abolitionism; fugitive slave act

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