One couple's remarkable escape from slavery

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In 1848 Ellen Craft, an enslaved woman in Macon, Georgia, feared that her father - who was her White enslaver - would claim any child she bore as his property. And so, she and her husband, also enslaved, embarked on a remarkable ruse: Fleeing the South, she masqueraded as a male White slaveowner accompanied by "his" slave. Correspondent Mark Whitaker talks with Ilyon Woo, author of "Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom," and with Peggy Preacely, the couple's great-great-granddaughter.
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@barriegrubb5682 Рік тому

My God, the bravery, the tenacity!! This couple needs to celebrated on a global scale!!

@GuessWhoAsks Рік тому

Which God, as I hope you are not referncing a God which allowed slavery at one point?

@barriegrubb5682 Рік тому

@@GuessWhoAsks I said that emphasizing complete awe in what this couple accomplished. I didn't mean anything else.

@GuessWhoAsks Рік тому

@@barriegrubb5682 Cool, as I was afraid you were referencing the Christian God which had allowed chattel slavery. I can appreciate that you were just using the word in another sense which is why I asked. Thank for clearing up my confusion. :)

@watchinit6063 Рік тому

@@GuessWhoAsks You forget that God also gave man free will. If some men used that free will and freely decided to enslave others, don't blame that on God.

@GuessWhoAsks Рік тому

@@watchinit6063 "You forget that God also gave man free will. If some men used that free will and freely decided to enslave others, don't blame that on God."...I appreciate you trying to make a point that man has the ability to choose their own actions, though that is not the problem. Does your god have the ability and will to forbid coveting(lust), stealing or bearing false witness? Does your god forbid slavery, or does your god provide a guideline fow HOW they want you to practice slavery in line with the will of god?

@syren8373 Рік тому

I heard about this story decades ago. It is so amazing how human beings that were treated like animals outsmarted their enslavers brilliantly. Imagine the stories that were lost or not spoken of. This is why it is important to remember and learn historical FACTS. This was a fight for freedom, autonomy, and HUMAN rights.

@ryanamari2233 Рік тому

This is an example of what (as much as many would disagree) Kanye meant by “ slavery was a choice “ . You could either stay and endure and possibly die in bondage or as a breeder … or escape ..

@syren8373 Рік тому

@@ryanamari2233 Many of the enslaved stayed because of family. Many enslavers lied to their slaves about freeing them if they bred a certain amount of children. Many enslavers lied to them about freeing them upon their deaths. Many enslaver's children simply chose to not abide by their parent's wishes. Many were too elderly or too young to escape. And many just committed suicide to escape slavery or killed their children so they would never live to experience slavery. And others fit enough tried to escape but were not successful. Slavery was never a choice. It was a circumstance that people were conditioned to accept from birth and violence was used to maintain it. People had reasons for enduring the brutality that made sense to them at that moment. If they had a real choice, they would never have chosen slavery.

@Imissyoulou Рік тому

@@syren8373 Read, Rebel on the Plantation. If you are able to get the entire book, The Underground Railroad, by William Still, it will give you GREATER insight on the thinking of the enslaved people, why they ran away, and the different methods they used. I got it when Ebony, was selling it, many years ago. Rebel on the Plantation, was written by, John Hope Franklin.

@DntHtThPlya Рік тому

This is the history that they want to suppress so bad.

@cheyennetapiasmith9056 Рік тому

@@Imissyoulou Thank you for the suggestions; they are greatly appreciated.

@lf7099 Рік тому

Need to be a movie or full documentary..please..incredible real life story

@yecart5691 Рік тому

Who should portray them?

@madamelogicbombdropperblac7799 Рік тому

Jennifer Beals and Jessie Williams

@yecart5691 Рік тому

@@madamelogicbombdropperblac7799 Jennifer is too old. She is almost 60. Jesse is biracial and looks biracial.

@sunman1509 Рік тому

Exactly 💯.

@jenniferedwards1752 Рік тому

There is a movie. Running a Thousand Miles to Freedom. You can watch it on UKposts.

@dicksaunders7543 Рік тому

This story is truly worthy of a Hollywood movie screenplay!

@homodeus8713 Рік тому

We listening to it and seeing the film playing in my mind.

@Hibbs4Prez Рік тому

The preproduction of a movie was initiated months ago.

@601allday Рік тому

Hollywood is evil

@aquilaclark814 Рік тому

@@Hibbs4Prez Well I sure hope it comes to us in a movie 🥰or screenplay ..

@syren8373 Рік тому

Someone like Rebecca Hall would be perfect to play the wife but I'm not sure that the ages would match up.

@soniaalvarado5372 Рік тому

I’m looking forward to reading this book. What an incredible American couple! They were not seen as American but they were the best of us - courageous, intelligent, creative and resourceful.

@marytheresejacksonlutz2533 Рік тому

Me too-I just ordered the book from Amazon

@MrBsailor Рік тому

It'll probably be banned by Desantis

@eddieboggs8306 Рік тому

I have a copy. 96 pages. Good read.

@wendyqallab6906 Рік тому

So happy to hear this amazing story. Should have been told a long time ago.

@summerbreeze2284 Рік тому

@@wendyqallab6906 The story has been told in at least four books. This is just the first author that commercial television has featured. Hm.

@lewstone5430 Рік тому

Beautiful history. I’m so glad they made it to freedom.

@tccragun Рік тому

And someday, hopefully soon, all persons will be free and equal……

@robertmarley8852 Рік тому

Did they really though. Aren't we still enslaved by our masters

@Momabear1 Рік тому

Beautiful history of the cruelty slavery from the white skin people! What?

@lewstone5430 Рік тому

@Robert Marley there are degrees of freedom and they became much more free when they escaped, which is a great thing and should be recognized.

@sheritacotten5293 Рік тому

Well said yet today we are continue to fight for justice spiritually politically financially 🥰🙏😇😍

@nigeljohn6676 Рік тому

My deepest, most sincere reverence to this enslaved, self freed couple,.. and to the author who took her time to bring this story to the surface. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

@esumardy Рік тому

It's such an incredible story of an escape couple from a horrific American slavery past. Seeing their descendants to become successful people is so gratifying.

@DandreaMBrady Рік тому

Amazing 🤩 They fought their way to freedom and continued their fight for justice for themselves and their families then and now!

@robertmarley8852 Рік тому

We injuns They tout this slavery B's to mess with your head

@savinghistory642 Рік тому

Not sure they are fighting so much now.

@donnamarcelle7802 Рік тому

Remarkable...I'm from the Caribbean isle of Trinidad and Tobago..i must say this story is truly full of bravery! 👊🏽🇹🇹🙏💞

@chrisc1881 Рік тому

Imagine politicians are fighting to keep this history from being taught in schools.

@Psalm_27.4 Рік тому

@Chris C Do politicians actually actively attempt to keep certain things out of school books??? I’m sincerely asking, because I did not know this. Well, now that I think of it, the govt stopped prayer in the schools, and that likely required a vote, so, they probably prevent other info from being taught in schools.

@hestiaa9354 Рік тому

@@Psalm_27.4 State sponsored prayer is not allowed. I’m sure that there was probably a lot of praying going on-when there were math tests.

@Kim-ru9yz Рік тому

They have never taught this anyway. Parents should teach this at home.

@BronzeSista Рік тому

@@Psalm_27.4 Yes, our government has prevented these stories from being put in history books. Black History, Native History, Asian History, Hispanic History, are not allowed in school Text books.

@Justhe333ofus Рік тому

@@Psalm_27.4 DeSantis administration rejects proposed AP African American Studies class in Florida high schools. I read this CNN article yesterday.

@MimiNwabuokuMD Рік тому

You can’t conceal classiness. Look at the quality of that woman’s penmanship, and not even a year of being literate!

@SuperBC1975 Рік тому

This is such a remarkable story. Already ordered the book. Can't wait to read it.

@smallfootprint2961 Рік тому

We have so much to learn from this history. Glad it's being talked about.

@beachlover7268 Рік тому

What an amazing story!! Their courage and strength is incredible! ❤

@artaxerxes2363 Рік тому

It's all a lie

@Jake-nk4wg Рік тому

@@artaxerxes2363 You wish!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

@brianag9726 Рік тому

Thank you for this story! It will help me teach my class about this story. Our 5th grade reading anthology, Wonders, features a reader’s theater script about the Craft’s.

@Kim-mg6bo Рік тому

Brilliant!! What a story! So glad they had free children❤️

@lindagiovannazambanini6218 Рік тому

What an incredible story! This should be made into a movie!

@GermanShepherd1983 Рік тому

wouldn't work. Not enough sex involved

@bobbylewisjr5250 3 місяці тому

@BeautifullyBroken8023 Рік тому

This is a story that should be taught in history classes! Beautiful story of Love & Strength! This touched my soul so deeply, Thank you for sharing the Krafts story. God Bless. ❤

@just_cade Рік тому

Truly incredible story. Love gave them the strength and determination to find freedom together in spite of all odds.

@theylied1776 Рік тому

Wow, ITV in England did a documentary on the Crafts about ten years ago. It was part of a Black British Heritage series.

@siohbon2 Рік тому

Thank you. Another piece of my/our history that wasn’t known. Thank God they traveled with daring, determination, stubbornness, sacrifice and survival helped others ( me and my family included) get to where we are today.

@janetkaygallagher1555 Рік тому

In 2020 I got the Kindle books by Doug Peterson THE VANISHING WOMAN, it is the Ellen Craft story, and THE DISSAPEARING MAN is the Henry Box Brown story, and THE TUBMAN TRAIN. They are beautiful encouraging stories of real people and what they can accomplish. This video is so neat getting to see one of Ellen and William Craft's Great-great granddaughters.

@heathermetz3974 Рік тому

5:15 ‘Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom,’ Ellen and William Craft’s book. What a fantastic story of hiding in plain sight.

@Celluloidwatcher Рік тому

Thank you for presenting this amazing story of two slaves escaping their plight and gaining freedom in the most daring way known at that time. Incredible.

@Imissyoulou Рік тому

They were not slaves, they were enslaved people.

@syren8373 Рік тому

Henry 'Box' Brown's escape was also pretty daring.

@Benyikoko Рік тому

Wow! What a story... I can't believe how scared they must have been on multiple occasions. God bless

@tccragun Рік тому

Great job, CBS Sunday Morning, for another introduction to an important, relevant topic worth delving into…..

@rosiesullivan2604 Рік тому

Wow!!! I was bowled over by their remarkable bravery. What a story, so amazing really moved by their ability to reach Liverpool and get to read and write excellent. History is all there if we truly search Yep they deserved to be recognised with all the other Greats. Marvellous!!! Thanks Ms Woo for your research.👌🏽♥️💡😆

@maryannkochanski5777 Рік тому

This was not that long ago. My heart for all that got away.

@a-bd1216 Рік тому

I agree ppl are always saying slavery was a long time ago but the truth is that 1900 wasn't that long ago take away twenty to thirty years your back in slavery times in the mid 1800's.

@allisonmaldonado3705 Рік тому

It was a long time ago we literally have s@x slaves in the United States as we speak and you're complaining about slavery that occurred 150 years ago?

@a-bd1216 Рік тому

@@allisonmaldonado3705 technically 1975 was a long time ago, what is your point? I guess we don't have time for sex slaves and correcting the wrongs from the past at the same time WE HAVE TO PICK ONE?

@a-bd1216 Рік тому

@@allisonmaldonado3705 and after slavery ended all was well correct? we all joined hands sang kumbaya. There were no oppressive laws, no Jim Crow, no propaganda, no Apartheid/Segregation

@a-bd1216 Рік тому

@@allisonmaldonado3705 some ppl would also say 1938 was a long time ago get over it? hmm never heard that said before I wonder why

@patriciayomes8800 Рік тому

It’s sad n unforgivable how Slavery was never brought to justice.!!

@MR-lq7ss Рік тому

In every country.

@SalikCollins 8 місяців тому

@@MR-lq7ss What's your point.

@MR-lq7ss 8 місяців тому

@@SalikCollins Slavery has occurred in every country - still does. In some countries, it's called "trafficking".

@SalikCollins 7 місяців тому

@@MR-lq7ss But it wasn't as brutal as chattel slavery. Even though it has stopped racism still exist. People think racism has stopped but it hasn't, it just evolved and it's in the system.

@MR-lq7ss 7 місяців тому

@SalikCollins You don't think that what's happening to children as s*x trafficking, sacrifices, and what's going on with the Uyghurs (to name a few) isn't brutal enough? Smh.

@portiawhite7132 Рік тому

This is an incredible story, should be a movie and history books!

@robertplant2059 Рік тому

We should all have their courage and love.

@deirdrechilds2288 Рік тому

We have all been deprived of the stories. The many fascinating stories.

@jamesclark9347 Рік тому

I can't believe they are handling the books and other documents without gloves.

@libbyfransen7053 Рік тому

Great story.. love to learn from Sunday Morning. My friends and I call the show our church. Feel good and educational stories ❤ What a life these people had to endure . Glad they got out and made their own family. What a journey of escape.

@9395gb Рік тому

The TV series" Underground" which aired on WGN in 2016-2017 was literally based off the Crafts story. How does CBS and the reporter not know or discuss this??!! John Legend produced the show. People were devastated when that show stopped airing because the show and the acting was brillant. You can watch the series on UKposts.

@sherrisolomon8673 Рік тому

Change, thank you. I didn't know that.

@joanpitter1698 Рік тому

What a wonderful story! My Gosh what incredible strength Blk people have, for everything they have been through! ❤

@allisonmaldonado3705 Рік тому

Just like the 1.25 million whyte slaves that the north African's enslaved. Just like the $300,000 whyte Union soldiers that died to end blk slavery

@SafetySpooon Рік тому

I knew about the couple, but not about the help they received from *actual* allies. Happy tears.

@gatorgirl5701 Рік тому

This is a great telling of history, I am glad this family has a well documented story of their family's journey to freedom! It is Amazing!

@joyfra3549 Рік тому

How wonderful it would have been if we all had the honor to learn true Black history in schools in the US.; not the limited stuff fiction is made of. There are so many of these stories. There is a similar story in my family.

@markwhite8332 Рік тому

William Ellison South Carolina

@klu753 3 місяці тому

Oh how sad it is for a person that doesn't know it's own history 😅😅😅😅

@musictolove100 Рік тому

Fantastic and beautiful, truly inspiring, you can't find people like this today.

@danadane827 Рік тому

This was a beautiful American story! Movie worthy!

@tiffanyi5645 Рік тому

Wow what an amazing and inspiring story! Thank you for this! 🙏🏽

@Carpenterdane Рік тому

Such an inspiring story. This couple was so brave.

@b.walker7535 Рік тому

There's a film coming out this year or next called "Hope of Escape" with a similar true story. I hope more true stories like this are seen so we always remember how important it is to keep oppressors in check, and out of business, government and other positions of influence.

@joellenbroetzmann9053 Рік тому

I can't wait to read this book! I have a great-great grandmother who's roots were in the Middle Passage. I believe she hid ber past to protect her future children she was an amazing woman, and I have enjoyed researching her life after the Civil War.

@teresalegler2777 Рік тому

Beautiful story! The pursuit of freedom. The ability to learn, read , write and to have a child(ren) as free individuals. Thank you for sharing this story of the history of our history and hopefully, the history of all indentured and enslaved people. Freedom is a human right.

@Imissyoulou Рік тому

MANY enslaved people, sought education as soon as they were free.

@britonyabanks Рік тому

I grew up with this story. Yes, I am from Macon, Georgia.

@dolphanierichards2501 Рік тому

I'm from Macon as well. I grew up in Crystal Lake, do you think the Tubman Museum would have this story? Until now I have never heard of this story. Macon has so much. history.

@empowercarole11 Рік тому

The Craft flight to freedom is one of my FAVORITE historical journeys of courage under fire. As a diversity professional, I have used the Craft story in my training portfolio for at least 20 years. Happy that it's now a newly publlished book.

@normabrien8331 Рік тому

I have always wondered if I could suffer the way they have throughout the centuries. I just admire the courage and the efforts to achieve betterment. My hat off to them.

@somedude626 Рік тому

The stories that keep coming out of slaves just horrible awful demeaning acts owners and society would allow back then and this is just stories that come out imagine stories that just never we will never be aware of wow

@valeriereed5401 Рік тому

Oh I have to put on my list of books to read. What a compelling story.

@TheImperfectVlogger Рік тому

What an incredibly story!

@seymoresalett2024 Рік тому

"If the lions don't have a historian, their history will be told by the hunter". Who is telling the story.

@edisoncruz8432 Рік тому

Thank you for your inspirational interview and story

@lasandralucas7314 Рік тому

Thanks for sharing this. Learn about this story in college . And after this I'm going to buy the book.

@gmw1635 Рік тому

I’ve know of this story decades ago , it was brilliant.

@amyhayutin1738 Рік тому

Incredible story! Thank you to everyone who brought the Crafts’ story to our time.

@nancystevens7447 Рік тому

The poem at the close was lovely,thank you for reading it .

@Potentialaj Рік тому

Omg such an awesome story. Thanks to all those who work so hard to preserve our history!!! ❤❤❤❤😘😘😘😘😘👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@maxlinder5262 Рік тому

When does the film come out .....I'm waiting ..!!..

@laluna5177 Рік тому

I can also see this as a mini serie. Can take more time to explore this amazing story.

@juliawalker-thompson4945 Рік тому

Please kindly continue posting your much appreciated videos

@tamahtaylor348 Рік тому

Thank you for this story.

@klomax7089 Рік тому

Thx for sharing this amazing story 👍🏾

@vivianowens-taylor2494 Рік тому

Imagine how many more stories just like this!?

@NappyChile Рік тому

My God is good. Our people are so ... 🙏🏾

@tanfel4 Рік тому

Never heard this story before now. Thank you, CBS Sunday Morning, for great informative reporting!

@prestonchen 3 місяці тому

Thank you. This helped so much with my project

@hildamaine8319 Рік тому

What a wonderful gift this couple left to their descendants, and to us with their daring journey of ❤️ love.

@trenae77 Рік тому

Heard this story before, and the courage and ingenuity this couple displayed has always fascinated and awed me.

@majorphenom1 Рік тому

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾

@HuemorDGAP Рік тому

Incredible story and family!!! Blessings!!!

@Hibbs4Prez Рік тому

Announcements about a movie for this story was reported many months ago. There is already a direct ing team (husband and wife) and the two leads have been cast (one of whom is No an Adepo). There are so many great stories that need to be told about people dealing with and at times overcoming slavery, that it annoys me when folks keep whining that they don't want to see " no more slavery movies". I am happy that THIS story is going to make it to the screen.

@diabetes1.564 Рік тому

I love when people from other cultures research to see what Blacks in this country have gone through. Disgusting that we ridicule the actions of Any other nation. Great work by the author and CBS

@Gigi-nl3so Рік тому

EXACTLY... The nerve of this country to admonish other nations when crimes against humanity were being committed in their own backyard.

@beckiejani7782 Рік тому

@@jessiemalexander Not surprising when you think about it. Don't know if @diabetes is Black, but this disease and a few others are prevalent among various ethnicities.

@jessiemalexander Рік тому

@@beckiejani7782 what are you talking about? You should stop sticking your nose in conversations that don’t involve you. How did you equate race to anything I said. Why would anyone call themselves diabetes period?

@DorisPayne348 Рік тому

She’s getting paid. She could have done a story on people that looked like her. It wouldn’t get as much traction.🤷‍♀️

@beckiejani7782 Рік тому

@@jessiemalexander The gentleman who commented spoke to racial matters and you asked a legitimate question about his handle. UKposts is a public site, not a personal conversation; I politely mentioned the connection between diabetes and ethnicity. Whether folks like it or not, factors like race, gender, age etc are involved in various health issues. My family is mixed - just a few diabetics on the white side - the Asian Indian side is LOADED. Many died, had amputations, etc from it. I never knew my paternal grandmother due to it. I did check out diabetes 1.5 and yes, he is Black. Have a nice day!

@patrickbelvin7625 Рік тому

This is such an incredible story - and thanks to Ilyon Woo, we now know of it. She is a curator of the Craft story, much like descendant, Peggy Trotter, who looks so much like her third-great-grandfather, William. Oh, my goodness, this has me in tears.

@tonigirouard1548 Рік тому

What an amazing story! This should be made into a movie.

@Ariarosesmommy Рік тому

This would make an incredible movie

@ryanamari2233 Рік тому

I remember learning about them a long time ago … I don’t remember if there was a short film about their journey or there were secondary characters in something but .. I know about their legacy

@savinghistory642 Рік тому

Those who want to be educated mostly educate themselves. The rest wait to be spoonfed some version of the truth.

@BulletTheEnforcer Рік тому

I learned about this couple in my teens. She was badass woman. Their story is beautiful to me.

@kimwashingtonofficial6041 Рік тому

Oh wow.. she has her great great grandfather’s eyes! What a beautiful legacy!

@Joyful_Smiles Рік тому

This happened many times. Pale relatives would disguise themselves to buy or free their family.

@dawnhewitt1 Рік тому

What a hair-raising journey!!! Wooow, definitely agree that we need more of this story in a feature-length film or docu!

@bjdefilippo447 Рік тому

Between masking, code switching, and the never-ending fight simply to be treated with the respect due any person, I both grieve and am in awe of what Black Americans go through on a daily basis. I think racists like DeSantis try to continue to fight against telling these stories because of greed and cowardice. He doesn't have half the strength and courage they display, and if more white Americans knew the truth, politicians and institutions couldn't perpetuate the policies and stereotypes designed to disempower them.

@annecollins1741 Рік тому

I never heard this story, and thank you for showing it.

@theresegbat309 Рік тому

Thank you so much for your research, I have to get this book!

@angelapowell790 Рік тому

Knew the story, thanks for sharing it for more people.

@caiusiv4616 Рік тому

Thank you ❤️

@Joyful_Smiles Рік тому

Thank you Ms. Ilyon Woo for your work in sharing the Craft's American history.

@johnnipe371 Рік тому

Great video. I especially liked the poem.

@BronzeSista Рік тому

This story was great! brillant and touching!

@cyankirkpatrick5194 Рік тому

I already heard about this it's an awesome story. A story teller always embellish, This was on the series mysteries of the Museum a long time ago it it's still an awesome story.

@danafowler6688 Рік тому

Thank you for sharing this truth!!!

@ronnelljohnson9908 Рік тому

Thank God for the American people who were against slavery. Amen

@vbrown6445 Рік тому

Indeed. And it just goes to show that people ALWAYS knew it was wrong. People these days like to justify these sins of the past by claiming that people then didn't know any better. They did. But the financial incentives were just too good/tempting to allow their conscience to bother them, and they had to make up all kinds of reasons to justify themselves (like Blacks being not fully human).

@syren8373 Рік тому

@@vbrown6445 Yes, they KNEW it was wrong. Thomas Jefferson said that it was a "hideous blot" and a "moral depravity”. George Washington called slavery "repugnant". James Madison said it was "evil". Yet, they all enslaved HUMAN BEINGS and stole their lives to enrich themselves.