The Underground Railroad: A Record
- ISBN-10
- 1537140280
- ISBN-13
- 9781537140285
- Series
- The Underground Railroad
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-08-17
- Author
- William Still
Description
The Underground Railroad - A Record - Of Facts, Authentic Narrative, Letters, &c., - Narrating the Hardships, Hair-breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in their efforts of FreedomBy William Still.... Often called "The Father of the Underground Railroad", Still helped as many as 800 slaves escape to freedom. He interviewed each person and kept careful records, including a brief biography and the destination for each, along with any alias adopted. He kept his records carefully hidden but knew the accounts would be critical in aiding the future reunion of family members who became separated under slavery, which he had learned when he aided his own brother Peter, whom he had previously never met before.Still worked with other Underground Railroad agents operating in the South and in many counties in southern Pennsylvania. His network to freedom also included agents in New Jersey, New York, New England and Canada. Conductor Harriet Tubman traveled through his office with fellow passengers on several occasions during the 1850s and Still forged a connection with the family of John Brown.After the Civil War, Still published an account of the Underground Railroad, The Underground Railroad Records (1872), based on the secret notes he had kept in diaries during those years. His book has been integral to the history of these years, as he carefully recorded many details of the workings of the Underground Railroad. It went through three editions and in 1876 was displayed at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition
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