Like millions of my race, my mother and father were born slaves, but were not contented to live and die so. My father purchased himself in early manhood by hard toil. Mother saw no way for herself and children to escape the horrors of bondage but by flight. Bravely, with her four little ones, with firm faith in God and an ardent desire to be free, she forsook the prison-house, and succeeded, through the aid of my father, to reach a free State. Here life had to be begun anew. The old famili...

Detailed accounts of escapes from slavery. First published in 1872. According to Wikipedia: "William Still (October 7, 1821 July 14, 1902) was an African-American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, writer, historian and civil rights activist.' The Preface begins: "Like millions of my race, my mother and father were born slaves, but were not contented to live and die so. My father purchased himself in early manhood by hard toil. Mother saw no way for herself and children t...

The Christian's greatest target is to glorify God and to enjoy glorifying Him. The path to this target of enjoying God is described as striving towards spiritual maturity. William Still describes that path through the three results of the death of Jesus - the removal of sins from the believer, the mastery of sin and the defeat of satan, the motive power behind that sin. Living in the shadow of the Cross is living in victory, a victory which means peace with God and hope for eternity.

A "conductor" based in Philadelphia, Still (1821–1902) helped guide fugitive slaves to safety in the years before the Civil War. He also created this unforgettable history, a collection of carefully preserved letters, newspaper articles, and firsthand accounts about refugees' hardships, narrow escapes, and deadly struggles. Over 50 illustrations. "Highly recommended."— Midwest Book Review.

Taking the Underground Railroad to Freedom gathers firsthand narratives and abolitionist testimony into a vivid documentary portrait of resistance, flight, and moral courage in nineteenth-century America. Blending memoir, biography, reportage, and reform literature, the volume situates individual escapes within the larger struggle against slavery. Its illustrated format further underscores the immediacy of these true stories, from perilous journeys northward to acts of clandestine assistan...

In the winter of 1852, a group of Philadelphia abolitionists dedicated to assisting runaway slaves in their flight to freedom formed a new assistance group to be part of the Underground Railroad—the General Vigilance Committee. William Still, himself a son of slaves, was named its secretary and executive director. Deeply moved by the stories of the fugitive slaves he helped conduct northward, Still took his committee record-keeping to a higher level. He wrote down, in eloquent narrative fo...

"The Underground Railroad" chronicles the stories and methods of some 649 slaves who escaped to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Author, William Still included his carefully compiled and detailed documentation about those that he had helped escape into the pages of The Underground Railroad Records. William Still (1821-1902) was an African-American abolitionist in Philadelphia, conductor on the Underground Railroad, businessman, writer, historian and civil rights activist.

'The Underground Railroad' presents a poignant collection of narratives and essays that vividly depict the harrowing journeys and the indomitable spirit associated with the historic network known as the Underground Railroad. This anthology encompasses a broad spectrum of literary styles from first-hand accounts to deeply analytical essays, providing a comprehensive view of the period's complexity and resilience. The collection expertly curates works that reflect on the grim realities of sl...

The Underground Railroad Collection: Real Life Stories of the Former Slaves and Abolitionists gathers documentary testimony, memoir, biography, and reformist narrative into a compelling portrait of resistance to slavery in nineteenth-century America. Its pages illuminate flight, concealment, legal danger, moral courage, and communal networks of aid, placing individual acts of liberation within the larger literary context of slave narrative, abolitionist print culture, and postbellum rememb...

Detailed accounts of escapes from slavery. First published in 1872. According to Wikipedia: "William Still (October 7, 1821 – July 14, 1902) was an African-American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, writer, historian and civil rights activist.' The Preface begins: "Like millions of my race, my mother and father were born slaves, but were not contented to live and die so. My father purchased himself in early manhood by hard toil. Mother saw no way for herself and children...

The Underground Railroad Collection: Real Life Stories of the Former Slaves and Abolitionists is an evocatively curated anthology that transports the reader into the deeply entwined tales of courage, resilience, and liberation in a pivotal era of American history. This collection brings together a variety of literary styles'—ranging from firsthand narratives to reflective accounts'—that collectively illuminate the profound struggle for freedom and justice that defined the Underground Railr...

The Underground Railroad - Courage in the Time Of Slavery (Illustrated Edition) gathers landmark abolitionist testimony and biography into a vivid documentary panorama of resistance to American slavery. Blending memoir, historical record, moral witness, and narrative portraiture, the volume traces clandestine routes, acts of defiance, and communities of refuge. Its illustrated format deepens the immediacy of accounts of escape, pursuit, shelter, and courage, situating them within a ninetee...