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Newsflash: Open Primaries referendums are on the ballot in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota and Washington D.C. this November.

On October 21st at 6 pm ET Join a Virtual Rally Sponsored by Open Primaries, Unite America, Forward Party, Independent Voting, Independent Voter Project, and Veterans for All Voters. Hosted by John Opdycke, President of Open Primaries & Andrew Yang, Founder of the Forward Party Every campaign is working overtime to pull out a strong vote…and you can help! Whether you live in Texas or…

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Watch the P4P Discussion with New York Times bestselling author, Ilyon Woo

On Thursday, February 22nd 2024, people from across the country joined Politics for the People host Cathy Stewart for a virtual discussion with Ilyon Woo, about her recent book: Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom You can watch the full video below. Here are some highlights from our conversation. Ilyon on the space she wanted to create in liiieu of the “happy…

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REMINDER - Master Salve Husband Wife Zoom Event Today!

TODAY Thursday, February 22nd at 3 pm EDT! Join our host, Cathy Stewart, for a Virtual Discussion with New York bestselling author Ilyon Woo REGISTER NOW

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Reader's Forum - Tiani Coleman on Master Slave Husband Wife

Reckoning with the Past By Tiani Coleman The incredible, true story of Ellen and William Craft, told in the book Master Slave, Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom, by Ilyon Woo is eye-opening to say the least.  Ellen, a lighter-skinned slave (due to her original Master fathering her) dresses as a man in 1848 and becomes her husband’s master (and he her slave) for their journey…

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Reader's Forum - Allen Cox on Master Slave Husband Wife

I generally don’t like reading books about the history of slavery in this country. I find it just too painful to look at, the pain and humiliation that our people experienced during this period. But the experience I had reading this book was different. It did describe the experience of the enslaved at that time, to some extent more explicit than I thought about before. Your every gesture and…

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Reader's Forum - Dr. Jessie Fields and Julie Leak on Master Slave Husband Wife

Dr. Jessie Fields Dr. Jessie Fields I fell in love with the book on reading the first few pages, Revolutions of 1848, when the enslaved couple, William and Ellen Craft begin their journey for emancipation. From the very beginning the author, Ilyon Woo ties global world events to what is happening in the United States, north and south. You feel the fierce courage and determination of the Crafts.…

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Reader's Forum - Night's Liberation by Leah Clifford

The Crafts’ Journey Night’s Liberation By Leah Clifford The night air buzzes,No matter how cold you are,The heat here alwaysBegins to weigh life down.They can no longer linger,Like rust on iron chains,Their impatience begins to form.Intrepid footsteps land,While moonbeams strike the dark sky,Slashing the melody of nightLike the edge of a knife; they glint back.Hour hands halt them,And seconds…

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Reader's Forum - An American Story by Caroline Donnola

Ellen and William Craft PHOTO: NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY An American StoryBy Caroline DonnolaOne thousand miles up the coastalong the Overland Mail Routeon train trackswith fires blazing and furnaces groaning,by steamer and stagecoach and sheer cunning;a light-skinned womanpassing for whitedressed as a plantertravels with her servant—a tall, dark man,his first cameo appearanceas a slaveescorting…

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Reader's Forum - Steve Hough on Master Slave Husband Wife

Wow, what a story!  The book “Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom” by Ilyon Woo is a wonderful, gut-wrenching, account of William and Ellen Craft’s escape from slavery. Despite knowing the outcome in advance, Woo’s telling produced physical reactions at multiple points along the Craft’s perilous route to freedom. The skillfully executed narrative is second only to…

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Reader's Forum - Frank Fear on Master Slave Husband Wife

Master Slave is a Call to Action Don’t just sit there. Do something. Act. Then, as now, the exhortation applies. Few of us will be as bold or heroic as Ellen and William Craft, author a book about our efforts, or make history. But none of that is important. What is?  Act. Make a difference. We can all do that. I live part of each year in the North (Michigan). In Michigan, State Rep. Josh…

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Reader's Forum - Steve Richardson on Master Slave Husband Wife

Master Slave Husband Wife is an inspiring story about two courageous people who exhibit extraordinary spirit and thirst for freedom.  But it is also a remarkable lesson about more common examples of ignorance and prejudice that treat freedom as a privilege instead of a birthright. As the book’s title indicates, American society in the middle of the 19th century had a hierarchical structure that…

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Reader's Forum: Al Bell on Master Slave Husband Wife

I found myself frequently paging back to the map. What better device to summarize a journey than a map? Who would follow that path? How could they possibly make it work? How many pitfalls and potholes waited to ensnare them? How were others, probably incapable of ever sustaining such an endeavor themselves, still be pivotal in the success of this bizarre journey? What does this experience, tell…

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Reader's Forum - Jenn Bullock on Master Slave Husband Wife

Wow I am completely consumed with Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo. I have just started reading William and Ellen Craft’s courageous journey to freedom,  and am so moved. I am moved by the simultaneous trauma and resilience, the trust and love, the boldness of the plan and the discipline required to pull off traveling through foot, trains, boats and carriages in disguise towards the…

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One couple's remarkable escape from slavery

Take a look at CBS correspondent Mark Whitaker’s interview with Ilyon Woo, author of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom, and Peggy Preacely, the great-great granddaughter of William and Ellen Craft. Join Cathy Stewart and the Politics for the People Book Club for a virtual conversation with Ilyon Woo on Thursday, Feb 22nd at 2 pm ET. You can register here. Ellen…

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Ilyon Woo in Conversation with Imani Perry

Free Library of Philadelphia Author Events Recorded January 19th, 2023 Ilyon Woo is the author of The Great Divorce, the “lively, well-written, and engrossing tale” (The New York Times Book Review) of a young mother’s five-year fight against her husband, the Shakers religious sect, and the norms of 19th century United States for her and her children’s freedom. The recipient of a Whiting…

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The New York Times Review - Fleeing Slavery in a Top Hat and Cravat

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American Heroes

Listen below as Ilyon Woo introduces Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom “I want people to see the Crafts as American Heroes because to me that’s what they truly were. They’ve inspired me as an American and I hope there will inspire others.” – Ilyon Woo Grab your copy today of this New York Times Bestseller On Thursday, February 22nd at 3pm ET Join our host,…