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Diemer, Andrew K., author.
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Still, William, 1821-1902.
African American abolitionists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
Abolitionists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
Underground Railroad -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography.
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Vigilance : the life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad / Andrew K. Diemer.
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Diemer, Andrew K., author.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Subjects
Still, William, 1821-1902.
African American abolitionists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
Abolitionists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
Underground Railroad -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780593534380 (hardcover) :
0593534387 (hardcover)
Description:
viii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
A Boy in the Pines -- A Young Man in the City -- The Anti-Slavery Office -- The Fugitive Slave Law -- The Business of the Underground Railroad -- The Jane Johnson Affair -- "Your National Ship is Rotting" -- Dark Days -- The War Years and New Challenges -- The Streetcar Fight -- Writing the Book -- Looking Forward, Looking Backward.
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"The remarkable and inspiring story of William Still, an unknown abolitionist who dedicated his life to managing a critical section of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia--the free state directly north of the Mason-Dixon line--helping hundreds of people escape from slavery"--Provided by publisher.
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Hawaii State Library
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973.7114 Still Di
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973.7114 Still Di
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