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Apr 26, 2021 · William Still (1821–1902), who coordinated the Eastern Line of the Underground Railroad and was a pillar of the entire Railroad itself, is known for his book, Underground Railroad (1872), the only first-person account of Black activities on the Underground Railroad written and self-published by an African American.
William Still (born 14 October 1992) is a Belgian professional football manager. He is currently the manager of Ligue 1 side Lens.He played youth and amateur football in Belgium before beginning coaching at age 17.
Pennsylvania became a haven for freedom seekers. Slavery was abolished in this state in 1780. While some self-liberators made their way north with little or no help, Harriet Tubman and other freedom seekers trekked from Wilmington, Delaware to connect with free black and Quaker communities in Chester and Delaware counties in southeast Pennsylvania.
Mar 10, 2018 · From the outside, 625 South Delhi Street looks like an average Philadelphia rowhouse. But in the 1850s, it was home to Underground Railroad leaders William and Letitia Still.
Apr 1, 2021 · The first full-length biography of William Still, one of the most important leaders of the Underground Railroad.William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia is the first major biography of the free Black abolitionist William Still, who coordinated the Eastern Line of the Underground Railroad and was a pillar of the Railroad as a whole.
William Still: An African-American Abolitionist is a collection of digitized archival resources, detailing the life and times of Still and his family, primarily his daughter, Caroline Still Anderson.
Dec 5, 2022 · William Still, the leader of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society (PAS) Vigilance Committee, kept meticulous records on the hundreds of women and men he helped escape slavery. Maintaining these records was no small risk. They were dangerous evidence of highly illegal activity in a nation whose fault lines fractured along the boundaries of slavery and where
