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Ellen Craft

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Image of a head-and-shoulders sketch of Ellen Craft. She is depicted wearing a high collared dress and a bonnet. She faces forward.The daughter of an African American woman and her white master, Ellen looked white and was able to escape slavery by disguising herself as a southern slaveholder.
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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Authors
  2. African American Women
  3. African American Women Authors
  4. African Americans
  5. Authors, American
  6. Craft, Ellen
  7. Georgia
  8. Macon
  9. Slaver
  10. Slavery
  11. Slaves
  12. United States
  13. Women
  14. Women Authors, American
  15. Women Slaves

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