c. 1822–1913
Biography · Abolition
William Still
1821–1902
United States
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Biography
Still chaired Philadelphia’s Vigilance Committee, personally aided hundreds of freedom seekers, and preserved their stories in his landmark 1872 book The Underground Railroad.
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