William Craft, born on May 23, 1805, famously escaped slavery with his wife Ellen Craft through a daring disguise in 1848. After their escape, the Crafts toured the U.S. and later fled to England to avoid recapture. In Britain, they became symbols of anti-slavery activism, lecturing widely and building solidarity between African Americans and British abolitionists. Their transatlantic activism helped expose the brutality of slavery and mobilize international pressure against the institution. William Craft’s birth on May 23 reminds us of the global dimensions of Black resistance and the importance of international refuge in the fight for freedom.
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