Q & A
First Question: When you were getting ready to escape why did you have to dress as the rich man?
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Artical
How They Dressed To Escape
What Was it Like To Escape?
In the year 1848 Ellen and William Craft were slaves who dressed to escape their evil owners.When they dressed as a slave owner and a slave to escape and ride the underground railroad.They wanted to look like a slave owner and a slave in their plan to escape.
The clothes they used were dirty rags for the slave and a nice fancy suit for the slave owner.While they were walking to the trains it was nerve wracking in the words of Ellen and William Craft.As Ellen Craft had told the world the train ride felt like hours to her and that she was excited to get off of the train.In the end dressing up really helped them escape.
The clothes they used were dirty rags for the slave and a nice fancy suit for the slave owner.While they were walking to the trains it was nerve wracking in the words of Ellen and William Craft.As Ellen Craft had told the world the train ride felt like hours to her and that she was excited to get off of the train.In the end dressing up really helped them escape.