(Black History 365 Fact) "William and Ellen Craft were born into slavery. William was born in Macon, Georgia to a master who sold off his family to pay his gambling debts. William’s new owner apprenticed him as a carpenter in order to earn money from his labor. Ellen was born in Clinton, Georgia and was the daughter of an African American slave and her white owner. Ellen had a very light complexion and was frequently mistaken for a member of her white family. At the age ... cotton wedding dresses