Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom · Theme

Freedom and Liberty

How Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom develops Freedom and Liberty.

The central theme of the book, as William and Ellen Craft risk everything to escape slavery and obtain the inalienable rights promised by the Declaration of Independence, highlighting the contrast between their enslavement and the freedom they seek.

Where it surfaces

Epigraph
The epigraph declares that breathing English air instantly frees slaves, framing freedom as an inherent right tied to English soil.
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom
The central theme of the chapter: the Crafts' desperate quest for freedom from slavery and their eventual escape to England.