Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jovan Adepo and Juliana Canfield are set to star as abolitionists William and Ellen Craft in the upcoming movie Everlasting Yea!.

On the morning of Dec. 20, 1848, William and Ellen Craft began their roughly 1,000-mile journey to freedom. The enslaved couple had planned an elaborate escape from Macon, Georgia, one that hinged on ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A daring scheme and a cunning disguise helped a Georgia couple pass through Savannah undetected as they escaped from slavery, but their story didn’t end with a journey to ...

In American history, during the early- to mid-19th century, the Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses that helped enslaved people in the South escape to the North. Two ...

MACON, Ga. — This report has been contributed by Tyler Jones, a student from Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism. Macon is rich with Black history, but these two figures have ...

One of the most ingenious escapes from slavery was that of a married couple from Georgia, Ellen and William Craft. The Granger Collection, New York Most runaway slaves fled to freedom in the dead of ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Ilyon Woo, author of "Master Slave, Husband Wife," discussed why the story of William and Ellen Craft is compelling. This lesson focuses on William ...

Ellen Craft crossed the boundaries of race, class, and gender to escape, with her husband, from slavery and fight for the abolition movement. Her moving story is told through music by Barbara Harbach, ...

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Slaves William and Ellen Craft’s dangerous journey to freedom in the mid-1800s. David Wright interviews best-selling author Ilyon Woo about her new book, "Master Slave Husband Wife." Woo tells the ...