The Underground Railroad Records is an 1872 book by William Still, who is known as the Father of the Underground Railroad. It is subtitled A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others, or witnessed by the author; together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders, and most liberal aiders and advisers, of the road.
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The book chronicles the stories and methods of some 649 slaves who escaped to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Still[1] assembled his carefully compiled and detailed documentation about those that he had helped escape into the pages of The Underground Railroad Records.
Selection of freemen whose narratives are included
edit- Ellen and William Craft
- John Dunjee
- Jane Johnson
- Sheridan Ford [2][3]
References
edit- ^ William Still, Darby, and the Desegregation of Philadelphia Streetcars (DarbyHistory.com)
- ^ Smith, William (1872). The Underground Railroad by William Still. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. p. 67.
- ^ "A powerful letter from my great-great-grandfather, who escaped slavery in 1855". ideas.ted.com. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
External links
edit- The Underground Railroad on the Internet Archive.
- William Still - Underground Railroad Foundation
- Spartacus Educational: William Still
- New York News: William Still
- The Underground Railroad at Project Gutenberg
- The Underground Railroad public domain audiobook at LibriVox