<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[subject results for "Fugitive slaves — United States — Biography."]]></title><description><![CDATA[subject results for "Fugitive slaves — United States — Biography."]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/skokielibrary/rss/search?query=%22Fugitive%20slaves%20%E2%80%94%20United%20States%20%E2%80%94%20Biography.%22&amp;searchType=subject&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:43:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Master Slave Husband Wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Presents the remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled white man and William posing as "his" slave.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3222563</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3222563</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Woo, Ilyon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3222563133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>An Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501191053/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Escapes of David George]]></title><description><![CDATA["When most Americans think of slavery, they do not picture the colonial or revolutionary eras. Yet, in fact, one of six inhabitants of the thirteen original colonies was enslaved. The Escapes of David George: an Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution reveals a remarkable, untold experience of the American revolutionary period--a Black man's quest for the freedom espoused by our Founders, but denied him and other enslaved people. In 1762, at the age of 19, David George escaped from a plantation in Virginia. Running southwest by night, fording rivers and crossing borders, he embarked on a decades-long journey in and out of captivity that spanned multiple colonies and thousands of miles. George lived among White, Black, Creek, and Natchez settlements, fled to the British Army for the promise of liberty, founded what might have been the first Black Baptist church, helped to hack a settlement for refugees out of the Nova Scotia wilderness, and died as a leader of an experimental anti-slavery community in Sierra Leone. Piecing together archival records and David George's own brief account of his life--the earliest written testimony by a fugitive enslaved person in North America--Gregory O'Malley presents a thrilling narrative and a unique perspective on our nation's origins, principles, and contradictions."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3477479</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3477479</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[O'Malley, Gregory E.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3477479133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781250364234/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amerikanskai︠a︡ istorii︠a︡ li︠u︡bvi]]></title><description><![CDATA[8000 kilometers. 3 countries. 2 continents. 1 destination. 1848, Christmas Eve, the city of Macon. A short man with a bandaged arm entered the first-class carriage of the train. His black servant proceeded to the slave car. The train pulled out exactly on schedule and went to Savannah. Thus begins one of the most risky journeys in world history. Their names were William and Ellen Craft, husband and wife, slaves. They were allowed to spend one night a week together. But sometimes they met secretly and discussed their escape plan. And one December morning they dared to carry it out... "A fascinating documentary story of an escape to freedom, stretching over years. During the difficult journey, Ellen and William Craft close the circle - from the slave-owning South of the United States to the relatively safe North, from the conquest of England to their native Georgia. Having done a huge job with the archives, Ilyon Wu resurrects forgotten history and pays tribute to these extraordinary people." -- Anastasia Ryzhkova, literary agent of the snob project -- Cataloger's translation.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3443635</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3443635</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[rus]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Woo, Ilyon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3443635133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>risknut&apos; vsem radi vozmozhnosti byt&apos; vmeste</subtitle><language>rus</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9785042082764/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her life as an enslaved woman, from the biographer who solved the mystery of her identity, with a preface by Henry Louis Gates Jr. In 1857, a woman escaped enslavement on a North Carolina plantation and fled to a farm in New York. In hiding, she worked on a manuscript that would make her famous long after her death. The novel, The Bondwoman's Narrative, was first published in 2002 to great acclaim- the New York Times ran an excerpt and CBS News called the novel "priceless"-but the author's identity remained unknown. Over a decade later, Professor Gregg Hecimovich unraveled the mystery of the author's name and, in The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts, he finally tells her story. In this remarkable biography, Hecimovich identifies the novelist as Hannah Bond "Crafts." She was not only the first known Black woman to compose a novel but also an extraordinarily gifted artist who honed her literary skills in direct opposition to a system designed to deny her every measure of humanity. After escaping to New York, the author forged a new identity- as Hannah Crafts- to make meaning of a life fractured by slavery. Hecimovich establishes the case for authorship of The Bondwoman's Narrative by examining the lives of Hannah Crafts's friends and contemporaries, including the five enslaved women whose experiences form part of her narrative. By drawing on the lives of those she knew in slavery, Crafts summoned into her fiction people otherwise stolen from history. At once, a detective story, a literary chase, and a cultural history, The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts discovers a tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and violence set against the backdrop of America's slide into Civil War.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3370713</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3370713</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hecimovich, Gregg A.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3370713133</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063216457/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts]]></title><description><![CDATA["A groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her life as an enslaved woman, from the biographer who solved the mystery of her identity, with a preface by Henry Louis Gates Jr."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3300681</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3300681</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hecimovich, Gregg A.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3300681133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The True Story of The Bondwoman&apos;s Narrative</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780062334732/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master Slave Husband Wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled white man and William posing as 'his' slave.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3243555</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3243555</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Woo, Ilyon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3243555133</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle>An Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781797151359/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[William Still and His Freedom Stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Still's parents escaped slavery but had to leave two of their children behind, a tragedy that haunted the family. As a young man, William went to work for the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, where he raised money, planned rescues, and helped freedom seekers who had traveled north. And then one day, a strangely familiar man came into William's office, searching for information about his long-lost family. Could it be? Motivated by his own family's experience, William began collecting the stories of thousands of other freedom seekers. As a result, he was able to reunite other families and build a remarkable source of information, including encounters with Harriet Tubman, Henry Box Brown, and William and Ellen Craft. Award-winning author-illustrator Don Tate brings to life the incredible, stranger-than-fiction true story of William Still, a man who dedicated his life to recording the stories of enslaved people fleeing to freedom. Tate's powerful words and artwork are sure to inspire young audiences in this biography of the Father of the Underground Railroad.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3043584</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3043584</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_DOWNLOAD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3043584133</comments><format>VIDEO_DOWNLOAD</format><subtitle>The Father of the Underground Railroad</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South-and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, reminiscent of Twelve Years A Slave and Never Caught.  Philadelphia, 1825: five young, free black boys fall into the clutches of the most fearsome gang of kidnappers and slavers in the United States. Lured onto a small ship with the promise of food and pay, they are instead met with blindfolds, ropes, and knives. Over four long months, their kidnappers drive them overland into the Cotton Kingdom to be sold as slaves. Determined to resist, the boys form a tight brotherhood as they struggle to free themselves and find their way home.  Their ordeal-an odyssey that takes them from the Philadelphia waterfront to the marshes of Mississippi and then onward still-shines a glaring spotlight on the Reverse Underground Railroad, a black market network of human traffickers and slave traders who stole away thousands of legally free African Americans from their families in order to fuel slavery's rapid expansion in the decades before the Civil War.  Impeccably researched and breathlessly paced, Stolen tells the incredible story of five boys whose courage forever changed the fight against slavery in America.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3276767</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3276767</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bell, Richard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3276767133</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle>Five Free Boys Kidnapped Into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781508298014/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Underground Railroad Records]]></title><description><![CDATA["In riveting and heartbreaking testimonies from the front lines of the epic struggle for freedom, here is the true story of the underground railroad. As a conductor for the Underground Railroad -- the covert resistance network created to aid and protect slaves seeking freedom -- William Still helped as many as eight hundred people escape enslavement. He also meticulously collected the letters, biographical sketches, arrival memos, and ransom notes of the escapees. The Underground Railroad Records is an archive of primary documents that traces the narrative arc of the greatest, most successful campaign of civil disobedience in American history. These essential records and stories, introduced in this edition by a powerful new essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates, highlight the remarkable creativity, resilience, and determination demonstrated by those trying to subvert bondage. It is a timeless treatment to the power we all have to challenge systems that oppress us. -- Back cover.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3093076</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3093076</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Still, William]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3093076133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Narrating the Hardships, Hairbreadth Escapes, and Death Struggles of Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781984855053/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mailing Himself to Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA["In 1849, Henry "Box" Brown made a remarkable escape from slavery in the southern United States. In this action-packed graphic novel, follow Brown's daring plan to mail himself from Richmond, Virginia, to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sealed inside a wooden crate! For twenty-seven hours, this heroic African American survived the cramped, death-defying journey, motivated by his own dream of freedom and the oppression of others like him. With fast-paced text and full-color illustrations, this can't-miss graphic novel is sure to inspire readers of all ages"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3427220</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3427220</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Smith, Elliott]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3427220133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Graphic Novel Biography of Henry &quot;Box&quot; Brown</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781669083085/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Disguise on the Underground Railroad]]></title><description><![CDATA["Anna Maria Weems was just a teenager when she was given the opportunity to escape her enslaver in the mid-1800s. The journey would be dangerous, but she would have the help of abolitionists along the way. One of those supporters had a novel idea--Anna Maria would escape to freedom disguised as a boy. Learn about her brave journey on the Underground Railroad in this inspiring graphic novel."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3344042</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3344042</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Turner, Myra Faye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3344042133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Graphic Novel Biography of Anna Maria Weems</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781669061748/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harriet Tubman]]></title><description><![CDATA["Inspire and educate your little one with a Little Golden Book biography about Harriet Tubman! It's the perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers. This Little Golden Book about Harriet Tubman--a true hero who helped to free enslaved Black people as a conductor on the Underground Railroad--is an inspiring read-aloud for young children."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3270058</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3270058</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brown-Wood, JaNay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3270058133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593480144/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave, who risked everything for a better life-now available as a young reader's edition! In this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons when they were the First Family-and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation's Founding Fathers.  Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington's 'favored' dower slave. When she was told that she was going to be given as a wedding gift to Martha Washington's granddaughter, Ona made the bold and brave decision to flee to the north, where she would be a fugitive.  From her childhood, to her time with the Washingtons and living in the slave quarters, to her escape to New Hampshire, Erica Armstrong Dunbar (along with Kathleen Van Cleve), shares an intimate glimpse into the life of a little-known, but powerful figure in history, and her brave journey as she fled the most powerful couple in the country.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3378388</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3378388</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dunbar, Erica Armstrong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3378388133</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle>George and Martha Washington&apos;s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781508278306/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>