Episode 599: A Thousand Miles to Freedom (William and Ellen Craft’s Narrative)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time)

English - October 03, 2023 13:24 - 23 minutes - 25.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
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This episode contains my thoughts on the excellent slave narrative by William and Ellen Craft, detailing their escape from slavery and Georgia and how they hacked the color line and the unwritten rules of slavery. A brilliant work of resistance.