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The Underground Railroad
William Still
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William Still is often called the Father of the Underground Railroad. Over 14 years, he helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom in Canada. Still was committed to preserving the stories of the bondmen and he kept careful records of the many escaped slaves who passed through the Philadelphia “station”. The Underground Railroad was published from Still’s records and diaries.
William Still is often called the Father of the Underground Railroad. Over 14 years, he helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom in Canada. Still was committed to preserving the stories of the bondmen and he kept careful records of the many escaped slaves who passed through the Philadelphia “station”. The Underground Railroad was published from Still’s records and diaries.
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Imagine it’s you: You are kidnapped from your family, stripped naked, shipped like cargo, body stacked on body, in the hold of a ship. If you survive, this transport is followed by being “owned” and worked by other people. Some of the “owners” claim you’re not human; others say, “Gee, I’d like to le
A powerful and highly educational collection of authentic correspondence from around the events of the Underground Railroad.
What feels like it should be most treasured about this book are the various unfiltered messages from the contemporaries themselves, both the enslaved people and their allies al
These real stories, written in both narrative and letter form, are heartbreaking. It is a real picture into our very dark past. This gives you a view of the harsh realities some men imposed upon millions of others for so long. The desperation and deprivation of liberty led to some brave ones to seek
I was very glad to make an acquaintance with this huge collection of slave escape narratives, in first-hand accounts. It's not an easy read. It took me a concentrated couple of hours just to figure out how it is organized. And the sheer number of human stories is overwhelming!
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