October 7th is William Still Day!!!"William Still was a humble Philadelphia clerk who risked his life shepherding runaway slaves to freedom in the tumultuous years leading up to America’s Civil War. Still was the director of a complex network of abolitionists, sympathizers and safe houses that stretched from Philadelphia to what is now Southern Ontario. In his fourteen years in the service of the Underground Railroad, he helped nearly eight hundred former slaves to escape.
Still kept meticulous records of the many escapes slaves who passed through the Philadelphia "station." After the Civil War, Still published the secret notes he’d kept in diaries during those years. And to this day, his book contains some of the best evidence we have of the workings of the Underground Railroad, detailing the freedom seekers who used it, including where they came from, how they escaped and the families they left behind." Thank you Mr. Still for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about William Still. :-)
http://www.pbs.org/wned/underground-railroad/
"It was my good fortune to lend a helping hand to the weary travelers flying from the land of bondage." - William Still
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