Courage, quick thinking, luck and “our Heavenly Father,” sustained them, the Crafts said in Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, the book they wrote in 1860 chronicling the escape.

"I feel a responsibility as a human being with a big platform to represent kindness, compassion and equality," Ellen said. "That's got nothing to do with the fact that I happen to be gay.

Courage, quick thinking, luck and “our Heavenly Father,” sustained them, the Crafts said in Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, the book they wrote in 1860 chronicling the escape.