Dublin Core
Title
Ellen and William Craft Blue Plaque
Description
A blue plaque, hanging on the building in London where they resided, commemorates Ellen and William Craft. The Crafts escaped enslavement in the United States, travelling to Britain to avoid recapture following the introduction of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. They travelled the country giving lectures, and in 1860 published a narrative of their escape, Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom. The plaque was erected in 2021 by English Heritage, having been proposed by the scholar Hannah-Rose Murray.
Source
american,empancipationmonument
Date
2021-10-01
Contributor
Lou Selfridge
Type
Site
Identifier
2135
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
“Craft, Ellen (C.1826-C.1891) & Craft, William (C.1824-1900).” English Heritage, 2021, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/ellen-and-william-craft/. [accessed 15/01/2024]
“The Changing Face of Blue Plaques.” English Heritage, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/about-blue-plaques/changing-face-of-blue-plaques/. [accessed 15/01/2024]
Craft, William. Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery. William Tweedie, 1860.
Gayle, Damien. “London home of couple who escaped slavery in US gets blue plaque.” The Guardian, 5 October 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/05/london-home-of-couple-who-escaped-slavery-in-us-gets-blue-plaque. [accessed 15/01/2024]
Lee, Joseph. “Ellen and William Craft: Blue plaque for abolitionists who fled slavery.” BBC News, 5 October 2021. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58797947. [accessed 15/01/2024]
Spatial Coverage
current,51.49355565720347,-0.2301102128874846;
Rights Holder
Frank and Sue Ashworth
Europeana
Country
United Kingdon
Europeana Data Provider
Ellen and William Craft Blue Plaque
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Ellen_and_William_Craft_Blue_Plaque
Monument Type
Plaque
Erected by
English Heritage
Funded by
English Heritage, a scheme "supported by David Pearl and members of the public".
Run by
English Heritage
Material
Ceramic
Inscription
ENGLISH HERITAGE / ELLEN CRAFT / c.1826 – c.1891 / WILLIAM CRAFT / c.1824 – 1900 / Refugees from slavery / and campaigners for / its abolition / lived here
Organisation
English Heritage
Affiliation
Emancipation
City
London
Location Type
City