Craft Court
Craft Court, the offices of the Shepherds Bush Housing Group, was named after William and Ellen Craft. The Crafts escaped enslavement in the United States, travelling to Britain to avoid recapture following the introduction of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. They travelled the country giving lectures, and in 1860 published a narrative of their escape, Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom.
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Other building
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London
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1970-01-01
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Brick
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Shepherds Bush Housing Group
Indigenous Land
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“William and Ellen Craft – Cambridge Grove, London, UK.” Waymarking, 2018. https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMXGZT_William_and_Ellen_Craft_Cambridge_Grove_London_UK. [accessed 15.01.2024]
Shepherds Bush Housing Group [@SBHGLondon]. “Did you know our Craft Court building is named after William and Ellen Craft? The Crafts escaped slavery in the US, fled to England and campaigned against slavery. @EnglishHeritage Read more, tinyurl.com/xyz6hymu #black history month.” Twitter, 7 October 2021, https://twitter.com/SBHGLondon/status/1446041625906630659. [accessed 15/01/2024]
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