--- title: Ellen Craft, Former Slave and Abolitionist, Disguised as a Gentleman author: Unknown Photographer source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20289/ellen-craft-former-slave-and-abolitionist-disguise/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 2025-04-01 --- # Ellen Craft, Former Slave and Abolitionist, Disguised as a Gentleman _Authored by Unknown Photographer_ ## Image File [![Ellen Craft, Former Slave and Abolitionist, Disguised as a Gentleman](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20289.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20289.jpeg) ## Image Caption Ellen Craft (l. 1826-1891) in her disguise as a Southern gentleman during the 1848 flight to freedom of Ellen and her husband William Craft (l. 1824-1900). The original image appeared as the frontspiece to their *Running a Thousand Miles For Freedom* (1860). The present image is an illustration from page 162 of *The [Underground Railroad](https://www.worldhistory.org/Underground_Railroad/) from Slavery to Freedom* by Wilbur Henry Siebert, Albert Bushnell Hart, Edition: 2, published by Macmillan, 1898. ## Cite This Work ### APA Photographer, U. (2025, April 01). Ellen Craft, Former Slave and Abolitionist, Disguised as a Gentleman. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Photographer, Unknown. "Ellen Craft, Former Slave and Abolitionist, Disguised as a Gentleman." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 01, 2025. . ### MLA Photographer, Unknown. "Ellen Craft, Former Slave and Abolitionist, Disguised as a Gentleman." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Apr 2025, . ## License & Copyright [Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ellen_Craft_escaped_slave.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ellen_Craft_escaped_slave.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 01 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.