Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

"Ilyon Woo’s Master Slave Husband Wife tells the incredible life stories of Ellen and William Craft, a married Black couple who escaped slavery in 1848 and disguised themselves as a disabled white man (Ellen) and his manservant (William). Together they fled Georgia for the North, became celebrities within the abolitionist movement but were later forced to flee the country after the imposition of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850 left them vulnerable to kidnap by slave hunters. Master Slave Husband Wife is, the author reflected , full of “nailbiting” moments. “That’s the thing about the story of the Crafts. Even if you know the outcome, it’s incredibly suspenseful because of how the Crafts take ownership of seemingly impossible situations.”"