William and Ellen Craft, black American former slaves and campaigners against slavery, lived in Cambridge Grove, 1857 - 1867.
Shepherds Bush Housing Association
Craft Court 1995
W6, Cambridge Grove, Craft Court, Shepherds Bush Housing Group
See Ellen and William Craft - blue plaque for the other plaque in this road.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Ellen and William Craft - Craft Court
Slavery abolitionist. Born in Clinton, Georgia. She and her husband William w...
Slavery abolitionist. Born in Macon, Georgia. He and his wife Ellen were ensl...
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Ellen and William Craft - Craft Court
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