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A review by author_d_r_oestreicher
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo starts in 1848 when Ellen and William Craft self-emancipate themselves from Macon, Georgia. To escape from Macon, Ellen disguises herself as a “sick, rich, White young man—a most respectable-looking gentleman,” and William accompanies her as her slave. In Boston, they run into northern racism and the Fugitive Slave Act. “This work is not fictionalized.” “The absence of a happy ending may partly explain why the Crafts are not better known.” Why no happy ending? The book opens with the Fugitive Slave Act and closes with Jim Crow.
For my extended notes: https://1book42day.blogspot.com/2024/01/master-slave-husband-wife-by-ilyon-woo.html
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Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Colonisation, and War