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5000 miles to freedom

by Judith Bloom Fradin, Dennis B. Fradin, Judith Fradin, National Geographic Kids

Fugitive slavesJuvenile literatureSlavesBiographyEnglandJuvenile NonfictionChildren's Books/Ages 9-12 BiographyBiography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage

Ellen and William Craft were two of the few slaves to ever escape from the Deep South. Their first escape took them to Philadelphia, then on to Boston pursued by slave hunters, and finally 5000 miles across the ocean to England, where they were able to settle peacefully.

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Book data: Open Library