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Author Diemer, Andrew K., author.

Title Vigilance : the life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad / Andrew K. Diemer.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3008621~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  973.7114092 DIE    AVAILABLE
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Description 410 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-391) and index.
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.
Summary "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.
Subject 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.
Added Title Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad
ISBN 9780593534380 (hardcover)
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