Some slaves even used disguises to evade slave catchers, such as Frederick Douglas who pretended to be a sailor to evade capture. Hiding in plain sight was, also common disguise used by slaves, who pretended to be workers, or slaves running errands for their masters. One famous story tells of a group of white abolitionists who pretended to put together a group of carriages that were supposed to be apart of a funeral. Instead the carriages hid runaway slaves on their path to freedom. Even
the famous Harriet Tubman was a sly woman, with clever disguises. She once, hid in a straw covered wagon, pulled by bricklayers, and when the wagon was spotted by slave catchers, the bricklayers poised as drunks, coming back from a bar. The slave catchers then passed them by without a second thought. Henry Brown was Famous for successfully escaping in a shipping crate. Another story tells of Ellen and William Craft two slaves from the south. Ellen Craft being light skinned since she was the daughter of her former master, was able to dress as an old sick master, while her husband William pretended to be an obedient slave. They escaped North getting help from loyal abolitionists . They eventually settled in Boston.
the famous Harriet Tubman was a sly woman, with clever disguises. She once, hid in a straw covered wagon, pulled by bricklayers, and when the wagon was spotted by slave catchers, the bricklayers poised as drunks, coming back from a bar. The slave catchers then passed them by without a second thought. Henry Brown was Famous for successfully escaping in a shipping crate. Another story tells of Ellen and William Craft two slaves from the south. Ellen Craft being light skinned since she was the daughter of her former master, was able to dress as an old sick master, while her husband William pretended to be an obedient slave. They escaped North getting help from loyal abolitionists . They eventually settled in Boston.