Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; or, the escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, by William and Ellen CraftThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Running a Thousand Miles for FreedomAuthor: William and Ellen CraftPosting Date: August 3, 2008 [EBook #585] Release Date: July 4, 1996Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THOUSAND MILES FOR FREEDOM ***Produced by Judith BossTHE AMERICAN NEGROHIS HISTORY AND LITERATURERUNNING A THOUSAND MILES FOR FREEDOMWilliam and Ellen CraftRUNNING A THOUSAND MILES FOR FREEDOM OR, THE ESCAPE OFWILLIAM AND ELLEN CRAFT FROM SLAVERY. "Slaves cannot breathe in England: if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall."COWPERRUNNING A THOUSAND MILES FOR FREEDOMPREFACE.Having heard while in Slavery that "God made of one blood all nations of men," and also that the American Declaration ofIndependence says, that "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowedby their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these, are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness;" we couldnot understand by what right we were held as "chattels." Therefore, we felt perfectly justified in undertaking the ...