Slavery project by Catriona Cooke https://padlet.com/catrionac1/Social101Catrionac1 William and Ellen Craft- famous abolitionists that escaped slavery in a particularly peculiar way. Sources: - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Ann_Jacobs -https://www.learner.org/series/amerpass/unit07/authors-3.html -https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_and_William_Craft - https://aaregistry.org/story/ellen-and-william-craft-slaves-who-escaped-to-freedom/ -https://www.google.ca/amp/s/m.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/william-and-ellen-craft-1824-1900-1826-1891%3famp -https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/craft/summary.html -https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Fugitive_Slave_Law_of_1850 en-us 2019-10-16 17:52:54 UTC 2025-08-08 20:07:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f951.png How did William and Ellen Craft’s story relate to the Underground Railroad? catrionac1 https://padlet.com/catrionac1/Social101Catrionac1/wish/400280254 Answer:

As William and Ellen Craft were slaves, they both wanted to escape. Fearing separation after being married in 1846, Ellen Craft used her smarts and her genetics of being half black, half white to disguise herself as a white man. Now, the Underground Railroad was not so much a literal passage but it was a series of networks that allowed a person to escape slavery. In this case, they were travelling by train and although their journey was not as long as for example, Harriet Jacobs who spent seven years living in a barely breathable room in her grandmother’s attic. Even so, they were able to set up a life outside of slavery, even moving to England and starting a family. The underground railroad’s purpose is to give people a better life, more so take them away from slavery and free peoples]]> 2019-10-21 13:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/catrionac1/Social101Catrionac1/wish/400280254 How far did they have to go to escape?(not in distance but physically + mentally) catrionac1 https://padlet.com/catrionac1/Social101Catrionac1/wish/400288520 Answer:

The story of William and Ellen Craft’sstory starts with Ellen Craft being born into a family of both black and white, being able to use it to her advantage. As it was not normal for a woman to walk by herself in those days, she used bandages around her chin to prevent people from talking to her, giving off the illusion of being more manly(concealing the jawline) and for people to stay away because “he” seemed sick. Along with it, her husband, William Craft played as though he were a slave under her custody. As it was illegal to teach slaves to read and write in the south, Ellen Craft was illiterate and used a cast to give an excuse that she wouldn’t be able to write down on any papers.
 Even though the trip only lasted four days, there were multiple periods where anxiousness couldn’t be helped. Ellen Craft spotted a friend of her previous slave master, her half sister’s family, and had to trust in her disguise to shield her from being spotted. More so, when they were trying to board a train, the conductor refused to allow them to board unless they signed. Thankfully, a captain happened to pass by and was able to give them a pass. 
]]> 2019-10-21 13:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/catrionac1/Social101Catrionac1/wish/400288520 What was their life like after being freed from slavery? https://padlet.com/catrionac1/Social101Catrionac1/wish/400292544 Answer:

After escaping slavery, landing in one of the main spots in the underground passage, Philadelphia. Soon after, they move to Boston where fellow abolitionists helped to secure a house and the family were able to write their book afterwards, “Running a Thousand Miles For Freedom” later because of the knowledge Mrs.Craft learned. They were able to live happily for two years, but later having to leave because of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act which made it so that the government had to help recapturing slaves and give them back to their slave owners. Because of this, they moved to England where they had children Charles Estlin Phillips, William Ivens, Brougham H., Ellen A. Craft and Alfred G. They spoke in multiple anti-slavery lectures and were famous abolitionists. Eventually, Ellen Craft became a part of Georgia Women of Achievement


]]> 2019-10-21 13:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/catrionac1/Social101Catrionac1/wish/400292544 Introduction catrionac1 https://padlet.com/catrionac1/Social101Catrionac1/wish/400301785 The married couple, William and Ellen Craft used whatever they could to escape slavery. Being as they didn’t want their children born into slavery and being seperated like Ellen Craft from her mother, sold to her half sister, they decided not to have children. They wanted to leave so they hatched a plan, like many others trying to pass on the Underground Railroad, some were successful, some were not. They took the journey anyways, like many slaves, escaping and dying was much better than staying under your slavemaster. Hence, they went on their journey, along the way the met some up and downs but were able to arrive at Pennsylvania- a free state - safely. They became famous abolitionists and were able to pursue careers such as William Craft being a previous carpenter and they were able to keep a booming furniture business. ]]> 2019-10-21 13:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/catrionac1/Social101Catrionac1/wish/400301785 William and Ellen Craft’s story catrionac1 https://padlet.com/catrionac1/Social101Catrionac1/wish/400302973
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