The Underground Rail Road Records
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The Underground Railroad Records chronicle the stories and methods of some 649 slaves who escaped to freedom via the Underground Railroad
. William Still
, known as the father of the Underground Railroad, used his detailed documents regarding those he helped to escape in the Underground Railroad Records. While working with the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
, Still worked with a fugitive slave who, he eventually realized, was his long-lost brother. He later then published a book, The Underground Railroad, based on the interviews he made with the fugitives he sheltered.
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Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
. William Still
William Still
William Still was an African-American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, writer, historian and civil rights activist....
, known as the father of the Underground Railroad, used his detailed documents regarding those he helped to escape in the Underground Railroad Records. While working with the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
The Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by James and Lucretia Mott in 1833.At the time, Pennsylvania was an openly racist state, withdrawing blacks' voting rights in 1838....
, Still worked with a fugitive slave who, he eventually realized, was his long-lost brother. He later then published a book, The Underground Railroad, based on the interviews he made with the fugitives he sheltered.
External links
- Still's Underground Rail Road Records at Google Books
- William Still - Underground Railroad Foundation
- Spartacus Educational: William Still
- New York News: William Still
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