Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom

<p><em>Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom</em> (1860) is a remarkable <strong>slave narrative</strong> written by <strong>William and Ellen Craft</strong> recounting their daring escape from slavery in Georgia to freedom in the North. Their story is one of the most dramatic and ingenious escapes in American history.</p><p>After the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 made the North unsafe the Crafts fled to England where they continued their activism. Their book remains a powerful firsthand account of resilience and defiance against oppression.</p><p></p><p></p>