VIGILANCE: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad
Born free in 1821 to parents who had been enslaved, William Still was drawn to antislavery work from a young age. Hired as a clerk at the Anti-Slavery Society office in Philadelphia after teaching himself to read and write, he began directly assisting enslaved people who were crossing over from the South into freedom. Illus.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 410
Publisher: Knopf
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9780593534380
Item #: 7749686