This has got to stop
My computer keeps shutting down! Actually, it keeps freezing, which makes me have to shut it down. I had a post all nice and ready, good length, and was almost done, but nooooooo, computer had to act up. Do you know how mad I am?? I even tried alt+tab Martina, but to no avail.

Anyhow, February is Black History Month, for those of you who don't know (and for those who do) and in order to spread awareness and appreciation for BHM, I'm going to have some info on a great Black person in history. Enjoy!

Ellen Craft-"Master of Disguise" 1826-1897
Ellen was born as a slave in Georgia. Her complexion was so light that she was often mistaken for a member of the Master's family. This made the Mistress very mad, so when Ellen was 11 years old, the Mistress took her from her mother and gave Ellen to her daughter as a 'wedding gift'.
Ellen and her husband knew that slaveholders could take their slaves to any part of the country they wanted, so they came up with the idea of Ellen disguising herself as a slaveowner, and having her husband William pretend as her slave to escape to freedom. Ellen couldn't read or write, so she put her arm in a sling so she couldn't be expected to sign anything. They had saved their money, dressed Ellen as a man, and were on their way to Baltimore.
From Baltimore, they went to Philadelphia and were known throughout the north for their bold and daring escape. They lived in Boston for 2 years until slave catchers hunted them down. They ran away to Nova Scotia, then to England. Both eventually learned to read and came back to America. The couple bought a plantation in William's old homeland and conducted an industrial school for Blacks.

You Go Homegirl!