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Extract about escaped slave Ellen Craft

Extract about escaped slave Ellen Craft

Description:

Extract from the extract book of poet Mary Carpenter,1836. The extract refers to Ellen Craft, a famous slave who escaped from her owner by dressing as a white man, 1848, December 26th – Georgia.

Ellen Craft impersonated a slave holder. Her husband, William Craft, acted as her servant

Date: 1836

Copyright: Copyright BCC Record Office

Object ID:12693(20)

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