William Still, a leading 19 th century abolitionist working in Philadelphia, conducted hundreds of enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad, but his name is often forgotten. In a new ...

A killer game of hide and seek.

William Still helped some 800 enslaved people escape to freedom as a Philadelphia conductor of the Underground Railroad. But, his name isn’t as well-known as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass or John ...

What was the Underground Railroad? A common impression is that it was wholly improvised, or nearly so. According to Andrew K. Diemer, a historian at Towson University, the route north was often ...

CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- As part of Black History Month, several Pennsylvania State Senators announced an effort to recognize the contributions of a Black abolitionist. Senator Art Haywood, Senator Nikil ...

Known as “the father of the Underground Railroad,” William Still heard many remarkable stories as he helped shepherd roughly 800 formerly enslaved people to freedom from his home in Philadelphia. But ...

PHILADELPHIA — In immaculate handwriting, William Still carefully documented the names of people who fled enslavement and escaped to Philadelphia. No one knows how many journals Still kept while he ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Baritone (and Smithfield local) Adam Richardson joins Coast Live with Virginia Opera Artistic Director Adam Turner to share a preview of Virginia Opera's latest production, ...

Lexington connection to new opera on the father of the Underground Railroad. William Still, the father of the Underground Railroad, is the subject of a stage performance at the Lexington Opera House ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- There was a news conference at the former home of Philadelphia abolitionist William Still Tuesday morning. Pennsylvania State Senators Art Haywood and Nikil Saval announced a new ...

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In this well-researched and vividly written biography, Towson University historian Diemer (The Politics of Black Citizenship) spotlights the crucial contributions of William Still (1821–1902) to the ...