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Escaping Slavery Is Not Enough

Ilyon Woo’s tale of the Crafts’ daring decampment has the vigor of a thriller. This biography deserves many of the accolades that it has enjoyed, but it could have been even more powerful.

The Liberator newspaper via Wikimedia Commons
Ellen and William Craft, circa 1871. The Liberator newspaper via Wikimedia Commons