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Family Separation
How Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom develops Family Separation.
The book details the painful reality of families being torn apart, as seen in the sale of William's parents, brother, and sister, and Ellen's separation from her mother, underscoring the cruelty of the slave system.
Where it surfaces
- Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom
Ellen was given away as a wedding gift at age 11, separated from her mother; the chapter also describes the sale of children from their parents.