Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom · Character
William Johnson
A free black man whose willingness to shelter and guide the Crafts turns a desperate plan into a working escape route north.
supporting
Also known as William
First appearance: running a thousand miles for freedom
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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…
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- Other
Character groups
- Key Participants and Abolitionists
- Antagonists and Obstacles
- Protagonist
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