Ilyon Woo — Master Slave Husband Wife
[Presenter Name] Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom A History Camp Discussion with Ilyon Woo about her book, Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom. From the Publisher: 1848 was a year of global democratic revolt. Sicily, Paris, Berlin, Vienna – people across Europe rose up against tyrannical power. Americans received news of these uprisings while the ground beneath their own feet shifted: there were five hundred thousand square miles of new territory to be claimed westward; immigrants from Ireland, Germany, China, and elsewhere were arriving; in New York, the first Women’s Rights Convention was held; and the two-party political system was breaking down as voters became polarized over the issue of slavery. Against this backdrop, in Macon, Georgia, the enslaved married couple William and Ellen Craft planned their escape from bondage. Their story is one of the boldest [Read more...]