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Oct 30, 2019 · 1: Getting Help. Library of Congress. Harriet Tubman, circa 1860s. No matter how courageous or clever, few enslaved people threw off their shackles without at least some outside help....
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- Brian Bo Larsen. Brian Bo Larsen of Denmark escaped from prison an astounding 22 times. His methods are wide ranging, including sawing the bars off of windows or hiding out in trash cans.
- Richard Lee McNair. Richard Lee McNair had no intention of staying behind bars and came up with tons of ways to break out, including a time where he used lip balm to squeeze out of handcuffs or the other time he crawled through an air vent.
- Colditz Escape. During World War II, Colditz Castle was used as a military prison by the Nazis. Prisoners used every trick in the book to escape including tunnels, bed sheets as ropes, and smuggling out through trucks, but the most ingenious escape plan was the glider British soldiers built.
- Pascal Payet. A convicted killer serving 30 years, Pascal Payet has broken out of prison twice using not a hacksaw or fake ids but helicopters. The second time, he broke out in under five minutes with no violence.
According to local and regional newspapers, between 1770 and 1819 at least 34 enslaved people fled the small town of Princeton, with escapes peaking between 1795 and 1799. Not coincidentally, this was a time of increasing antislavery agitation in New Jersey and the mid-Atlantic region more broadly.
- Colditz. The most famous escape was by a Pat Reid and Airey Neave. Neave’s escape was particularly daring as he marched out of prison in a German Uniform.
- The Great Escape. Led by Roger Bushell, the inmates escaped from the prison by making not one but three tunnels. Yes, that’s what it’s called. The story of this escape was so famous that it was eventually made into a film of the same name.
- Alcatraz. Morris and the Alvin brothers managed to escape from this prison via a small air vent. Alcatraz is a name most of you must be aware of. The name of the prison itself was enough to strike fear into the hearts of the criminals.
- Pascal Payet. What makes his story more cinematic is that he has managed to escape via a highjacked helicopter and that too not once but twice. Payet has escaped not once but twice from high-security prisons in France.
Nov 8, 2019 · Berlin's Animal Arms Race. As Barriers Intensify, So Do Escape Efforts. At first, people used structures like Siekmann’s apartment building to escape west. These border houses had doors...
Sep 23, 2014 · 5 Daring Escapes From Slavery. From a man who mailed himself to freedom to a husband and wife team of impostors, learn the true stories behind five of American history’s most audacious escapes...
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Nov 16, 2004 · Risking life and limb, hundreds of people were able to escape over the years through concrete, steel, and barbed wire, and past land mines, guard dogs, and sentries armed with automatic rifles...
