# Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom — Character guide

> Key figures in Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom by William Craft.

- [My Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/my_master.md): The narrator's owner, a man whose absolute power over other human beings is exercised with the casual indifference of one born to command.
- [Mr. Slator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/mr_slator.md): A slaveholder entangled in the machinery of pursuit, his name carries the weight of the system that hunts those who dare to flee.
- [Frank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/frank.md): A fellow bondsman known as Poor Frank, whose fate shadows the narrator's own and sharpens the stakes of any attempt at escape.
- [Antoinette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/antoinette.md): Brave Antoinette, a woman whose near-white complexion and daring spirit make her the unlikely architect of a disguise that could unlock the cage.
- [Ellen Craft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/ellen_craft.md): Born to her master and nearly white, she will disguise herself as a young planter to walk out of slavery with her husband beside her.
- [The Officer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/the_officer.md): A law enforcement officer who challenges the fugitives during their journey.
- [William Johnson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/william_johnson.md): William Johnson belongs to the precarious class of free blacks in the slave South, whose liberty is real but never secure, and whose help the Crafts need at the most dangerous stage of their flight. His assistance carrie
- [Hoskens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/hoskens.md): A person mentioned in connection with the slave trade or pursuit.
- [Mrs. Douglass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/mrs_douglass.md): A woman who provides shelter or aid to the fugitives.
- [Mr. Johnson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/mr_johnson.md): Mr. Johnson moves through the same underground network as the free black William Johnson, and the near-identical names leave his true identity deliberately blurred. That ambiguity is the point: in a world where a single 
- [Stranger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/stranger.md): An unidentified person who interacts with the fugitives during their journey.
- [William Craft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/william_craft.md): William Craft was born into slavery in Georgia and, though spared the worst brutality, is haunted by the knowledge that his wife and future children could be sold away at any moment. His plan is almost absurdly daring: E
- [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/the_captain.md): A ship captain who transports the fugitives or is involved in their journey.
- [Salome Muller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/salome_muller.md): A historical figure referenced in the narrative, possibly a case of mistaken identity.
- [Madame Karl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/madame_karl.md): A woman who provides lodging or assistance to the fugitives.
- [Mr. Cray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/mr_cray.md): A person who aids or interacts with the Crafts during their escape.
- [Daniel Muller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/daniel_muller.md): A person associated with the Salome Muller case, referenced in the narrative.
- [John F. Miller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/running_a_thousand_miles_for_freedom_se/characters/john_f_miller.md): A person involved in the slave trade or legal proceedings.

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