“In the face of all uncertainty, however, Brown set a model of what being a public American fugitive could be. Legally, he was as vulnerable as the Crafts, but he had refused to hide, going so far as to send a copy of his narrative to the man who had once enslaved him. Brown felt strongly within himself that he “owed a duty to the cause of humanity.â€� There were three million still in bondage, including loved ones, who shared his scars.”
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Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
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