Download or read book The Underground Rail Road A Record of the Hardships Hair breadth Escapes and Death struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom as Related by Themselves and Others Or Witnessed by the Author Etc With Plates Including Portraits and Illustrations written by William Still (Author of The Underground Rail Road.) and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Underground Rail Road written by William Still and published by Philadelphia : Porter & Coates. This book was released on 1872 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Historically significant document by Still, a free-born Black man who became an author and abolitionist movement leader in Philadelphia, PA. The volume document the stories of escaped slaves, and remains "the only first-person account of Black activities on the Underground Railroad written and self-published by an African-America...William Still was a major contributor to the success of the Underground Railroad activities in Philadelphia and a part of Philadelphia's free Black community that played an essential role in the Underground Railroad. He personally provide room and board for many African Americans who escaped slavery and stopped in Philadelphia on their way to Canada. Through his work with the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery's Vigilance Committee, he raised funds to assist runaways and arrange their passage to the North. He was instrumental in financing several of Harriet Tubman's trips to the South to liberate enslaved Africans" (Turner, Diane D. "William Still's National Significance." Web blog post. William Still: African American Abolitionist. Temple University, n.d. 18 August, 2016)." --description from Lorne Bair Rare Books Inc., bookseller.
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Download or read book The Underground Rail Road written by William Still and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-17 with total page 807 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardcover reprint of the original 1872 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Still, William. The Underground Rail Road: A Record Of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &C., Narrating The Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes, And Death Struggles Of The Slaves In Their Efforts For Freedom, As Related By Themselves And Others Or Witnessed By The Author: Together With Sketches Of Some Of The Largest Stockholders And Most Liberal Aiders And Advisers Of The Road. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Still, William. The Underground Rail Road: A Record Of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &C., Narrating The Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes, And Death Struggles Of The Slaves In Their Efforts For Freedom, As Related By Themselves And Others Or Witnessed By The Author: Together With Sketches Of Some Of The Largest Stockholders And Most Liberal Aiders And Advisers Of The Road, . Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1872. Subject: Underground railroad
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Download or read book The Underground Rail Road written by William Still and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a complete electronic transcription of the 1872 edition of William Still's classic account of the Underground Rail Road. Illustrated with numerous engravings and photographs.
Download or read book The Underground Rail Road written by William Still and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Underground Rail Road: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &C., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, as Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author So also do the heroic and faithful services of Samuel D. Burris demand Special reference and commemoration, for his connection with the U. G. R. R. Cost him not only imprisonment and the most barbarous treatment, but likewise the loss of his freedom. He was sold on the auction block. Here too come the overwhelming claims of S. A. Smith, who at the sad cost to himself of many of the best years of his life in the Richmond penitentiary, boxed up Henry Box Brown and others in Richmond, and committed them to Adams' Express office, to be carried in this most extraordinary manner to freedom. We must not omit from these records the boldness and the hazard of the unparalleled undertakings of Captains Drayton, Lee, Baylis, 850. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book The Underground Railroad written by William Still and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Still (1821–1902) was an African-American abolitionist, businessman, writer, historian, civil rights activist. He was also a conductor on the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses created in the United States during the early to the mid-19th century for use by African American slaves in order to escape into free states or Canada. In 1872, he published “The Underground Railroad”, an account of the underground system and the experiences of 649 slaves who escaped to freedom. An incredible collection of real-life stories that provide a unique insight into the adversity faced by pre-emancipation African-Americans. Contents include: “Seth Concklin”, “Underground Rail Road Letters”, “William Peel, alias William Box Peel Jones”, “Wesley Harris, alias Robert Jackson, and the Matterson Brothers”, “Death of Romulus Hall—New Name George Weems”, “James Mercer, Wm. H. Gilliam, and John Clayton”, “Clarissa Davis”, “Anthony Blow, alias Henry Levison”, “Perry Johnson, of Elkton, Maryland”, “Isaac Forman, William Davis, and Willis Redick”, etc. Read & Co. History is proudly republishing this classic book in a brand new edition complete with an introductory biography by William Wells Brown.
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Download or read book The Underground Rail Road A Record of Facts Authentic Narratives Letters Narrating the Hardships Hair breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom with Sketches of Some of the Largest Stockholders and Aiders of the Road Illustrated with Engravings by Bensell Schell Etc written by William STILL and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Underground Railroad written by William Still and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 811 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A record of the escape of slaves from their captors who for years held them in bondage and committed the worst inhumanity man has ever experienced. The book chronicles the stores and methods of some 649 slaves who escaped to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Still included his carefully compiled and detailed documentation about those that he had helped escape into the pages of 'The Underground Railroad records'." --
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Download or read book The Underground Railroad Records written by William Still and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom: These are the true stories of the Underground Railroad. Featuring a powerful introduction by Ta-Nehisi Coates As a conductor for the Underground Railroad—the covert resistance network created to aid and protect slaves seeking freedom—William Still helped as many as eight hundred people escape enslavement. He also meticulously collected the letters, biographical sketches, arrival memos, and ransom notes of the escapees. The Underground Railroad Records is an archive of primary documents that trace the narrative arc of the greatest, most successful campaign of civil disobedience in American history. This edition highlights the remarkable creativity, resilience, and determination demonstrated by those trying to subvert bondage. It is a timeless testament to the power we all have to challenge systems that oppress us.
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Download or read book UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD A RECORD written by William 1821-1902 Still and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
