"Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom by William and Ellen Craft is a powerful autobiographical account of one of the most daring escapes from slavery in American history. Published in 1860, the narrative recounts how the married couple fled bondage in Georgia by executing an extraordinary plan. Because Ellen had a light complexion, she disguised herself as a white male slaveholder traveling north for medical treatment, while William posed as her enslaved servant. Over the course of severa...