Slave Couple's Clever Disguise Escape

In 1848, a slave couple escaped to the North by disguising the woman-a light-skinned Black individual-as the man's owner and the man-with darker skin-as her valet. Since she was illiterate at the time, they placed her arm in a sling to avoid needing a signature and pretended that she was sick. An acquaintance even nearly recognized them once during their travel north.

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