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URL:https://sites.udmercy.edu/magis/events/love-stories-from-the-undergrou
 nd-railroad/
SUMMARY:Love Stories from the Underground Railroad
DESCRIPTION:Ilyon Woo will discuss her recent book\, Master\, Slave\, Husba
 nd\, Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom (Simon &amp\; Schuster\
 , 2023). It recounts the inspiring story of William and Ellen Craft\, the 
 most famous couple to flee enslavement in the South. They did it by "hidin
 g in plain sight." Ellen\, who was light skinned\, posed as a slave owner 
 traveling northward with her personal servant\, William. They made it to f
 reedom by boat and railroad car.Their tale is an inspiring love story. The
  couple wanted to legalize their marriage (which was denied them in slaver
 y) and raise a family in freedom. Come relive this story of the quest for 
 love and freedom on Valentine's Day.Reviewers have called Woo's book "skil
 lfully crafted storytelling . . . beautifully written."\n\nA book signing 
 will follow Woo's talk.Woo is the author of The Great Divorce: A Nineteent
 h-Century Mother's Extraordinary Fight Against Her Husband\, the Shakers\,
  and Her Times (2011). Her writing has appeared in the Boston Globe\, Wall
  Street Journal\, and other major publications.\nSponsored by\n\n 	Alumni 
 Relations\n 	College of Liberal Arts &amp\; Education\n 	Student Life\n 	A
 frican American Studies\n 	Black Abolitionist Archive\n 	Women &amp\; Gend
 er Studies\n
CATEGORIES:Black History Month,History
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