Review: Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyan Woo

Anyone interested in the history of slavery in the United States should read this book, which won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. It’s the story of Ellen and William Craft, two enslaved people in Macon, Georgia. Ellen and William have been torn apart from numerous family members, are unable to marry, and they refuse to bring children into their lives when those children will be born into slavery.  Ellen is the daughter of her mother’s enslaver, and has been sold as a maid to her half-sister. Because she appears white, Ellen and William plot an ingenious escape – Ellen ...