Comments on: Amazing slavery escape of Ellen and William Craft http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/amazing-slavery-escape-of-elle.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 07:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: robcat2075 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/amazing-slavery-escape-of-elle.html#comment-1573361 robcat2075 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191753#comment-1573361 In the actual text of their book they spend quite a few pages explaining the wretched nature of slavery and also cite examples of white people kidnapped as children and held as slaves because they could not prove they were pure white. So even though enslavement of whites was illegal, the laws were crafted to advantage the rich when they wanted to do it. In the actual text of their book they spend quite a few pages explaining the wretched nature of slavery and also cite examples of white people kidnapped as children and held as slaves because they could not prove they were pure white. So even though enslavement of whites was illegal, the laws were crafted to advantage the rich when they wanted to do it.

]]> By: chgoliz http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/amazing-slavery-escape-of-elle.html#comment-1573254 chgoliz Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191753#comment-1573254 Traveling first class was an excellent component of the subterfuge.  I hope their descendants know this is who they come from. Traveling first class was an excellent component of the subterfuge.  I hope their descendants know this is who they come from.

]]> By: Fnordius http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/amazing-slavery-escape-of-elle.html#comment-1573123 Fnordius Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191753#comment-1573123 Ah, I remember some youth magazine when I was in school dramatising their story. Or was it a Scholastic novel? I can't remember, as it was back in 1978, 1979 or thereabouts. Still an inspiring tale. Ah, I remember some youth magazine when I was in school dramatising their story. Or was it a Scholastic novel? I can’t remember, as it was back in 1978, 1979 or thereabouts.

Still an inspiring tale.

]]> By: Alex Reid http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/amazing-slavery-escape-of-elle.html#comment-1573101 Alex Reid Sat, 03 Nov 2012 07:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191753#comment-1573101 The Memory Palace with Nate DiMio has an episode about the Crafts - http://thememorypalace.us/2009/07/episode-14-the-messrs-craft-2/ Quite enjoyable. The Memory Palace with Nate DiMio has an episode about the Crafts - http://thememorypalace.us/2009/07/episode-14-the-messrs-craft-2/
Quite enjoyable.

]]> By: robcat2075 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/amazing-slavery-escape-of-elle.html#comment-1572935 robcat2075 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191753#comment-1572935 I guess we would call this security exploit "social hacking" or  "social engineering" today? I guess we would call this security exploit “social hacking” or  “social engineering” today?

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