William Still

William Still was an African-American abolitionist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a conductor of the Underground Railroad and was responsible for aiding and assisting at least 649 slaves to freedom. Still was also a businessman, writer, historian and civil rights activist. Before the American Civil War, Still was chairman of the Vigilance Committee of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, named the Vigilant Association of Philadelphia. He directly aided fugitive slaves and also kept records of the people served in order to help families reunite.

Books7

Taking the Chains Off - Testimonies and Narratives of Former Slaves

2022

with Mary Prince, Ellen Craft, Harriet A. Jacobs, Sojourner Truth and Ida B. Wells-Barnett

LIVING TO TELL THE HORRID TALES

2017

with Mary Prince, Ellen Craft, Charles W. Chesnutt, Harriet A. Jacobs, Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Harriet Beecher Stowe

100$ REWARD ON MY HEAD - Powerful & Unflinching Memoirs Of Former Slaves: 28 Narratives in One Volume

2017

with Mary Prince, Ellen Craft, Harriet A. Jacobs, Sojourner Truth and Ida B. Wells-Barnett

The Underground Railroad Records: Narrating the Hardships, Hairbreadth Escapes, and Death Struggles of Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom

1872

The Underground Railroad: Authentic Narratives and First-Hand Accounts

1872

The Underground Rail Road

1872

The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the ... and Others, or Witnessed by the Author.

1872