William Still : the Underground Railroad and the angel at Philadelphia

The Resource William Still : the Underground Railroad and the angel at Philadelphia
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William Still : the Underground Railroad and the angel at Philadelphia
Title remainder
the Underground Railroad and the angel at Philadelphia
Statement of responsibility
William C. Kashatus
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
William Still coordinated the Eastern Line of the Underground Railroad and was a pillar of the Railroad as a whole. Based in Philadelphia, Still built a reputation as a courageous leader, writer, philanthropist, and guide for fugitive slaves. This monumental work details Still's life story beginning with his parents' escape from bondage in the early nineteenth century and continuing through his youth and adulthood as one of the nation's most important Underground Railroad agents and, later, as an early civil rights pioneer. Still worked personally with Harriet Tubman, assisted the family of John Brown, helped Brown's associates escape from Harper's Ferry after their famous raid, and was a rival to Frederick Douglass among nationally prominent African American abolitionists. Still's life story is told in the broader context of the anti-slavery movement, Philadelphia Quaker and free black history, and the generational conflict that occurred between Still and a younger group of free black activists led by Octavius Catto
Cataloging source
EBLCP
Dewey number
  • [Libby]
  • 973.7/115092
  • 973.7115
Index
no index present
LC call number
E450
LC item number
.K272 2021eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Target audience
adult

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