Chester Fontenot discuss the narrative written by slaves William & Ellen Craft. Fair-skinned Ellen disguised as a white slave master and William posing as her servant - negotiated heart-pounding brushes with discovery while fleeing Macon, Georgia. Visit: http://www.c-span.org/LocalContent/Macon

An Oral history interview with Ms. Peggy Preacely by Dr. Paul Ortiz, Donovan Carter, Armin Fardis, and Robert Smalls.9-15-2023 Interview was recorded at the Historical Society of Long Beach, California. The Underground Railroad Oral History Project is a project in collaboration with the National Park Service and the Samuel Proctor Oral HIstory Program at the University of Florida. Produced by the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program University of Florida Program director Paul Ortiz, PhD. 352 392-7168 http://oral.history.ufl.edu 241 Pugh Hall University of Florida Cat. No URP 023 Peggy Preacely 9-15-2023

Explained by Dr. John Inscoe of the New Georgia Encyclopedia and Dr. Barbara McCaskill, William and Ellen Craft's daring escape from slavery involved Ellen Craft posing as a white slaveholder with her light skin and William posing as her body servant. Their perilous journey took them through major east coast cities north to Philadelphia then Boston. After escaping to freedom, they traveled widely in the United States as abolitionists. Original Air Date: 01/01/1996 For standards, timelines, and supplemental materials, visit our website at http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories

A rare look at the safe house in Boston that William & Ellen Craft lived in before they left for the U.K. to safety

SCAD premieres their short film honoring William & Ellen Craft.