Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom
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)
Genre(s): Memoirs, Modern (19th C)
Language: English
Keyword(s): england (362), slavery (143), abolition (26), georgia (11), Philadelphia (10), abolitionism (10), slave narrative (5), fugitive slave act (1)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Preface | Newgatenovelist |
00:02:14 |
| Play 02 | Part I, Segment A | Newgatenovelist |
00:13:10 |
| Play 03 | Part I, Segment B | Newgatenovelist |
00:14:46 |
| Play 04 | Part I, Segment C | Newgatenovelist |
00:12:47 |
| Play 05 | Part I, Segment D | Newgatenovelist |
00:12:33 |
| Play 06 | Part I, Segment E | Newgatenovelist |
00:13:36 |
| Play 07 | Part I, Segment F | Newgatenovelist |
00:14:04 |
| Play 08 | Part I, Segment G | Newgatenovelist |
00:13:47 |
| Play 09 | Part I, Segment H | Newgatenovelist |
00:14:26 |
| Play 10 | Part I, Segment I | Newgatenovelist |
00:12:06 |
| Play 11 | Part I, Segment J | Newgatenovelist |
00:09:48 |
| Play 12 | Part II, Segment A | Newgatenovelist |
00:11:42 |
| Play 13 | Part II, Segment B | Newgatenovelist |
00:14:56 |
| Play 14 | Part II, Segment C | Newgatenovelist |
00:12:44 |
| Play 15 | Part II, Segment D | Newgatenovelist |
00:12:08 |