Andrew Diemer is an author and associate professor at Towson University. His latest book, Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad, is now available from Knopf. The ...

Andrew Diemer - Author, Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad In the more than 100 years since his death, William Still has been marginalized, sometimes even ...

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 ...

Author Andrew Diemer discussed William Still, who dedicated his life to managing a critical section of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia. This event was co-hosted by the Library Company of ...

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 ...

William Still interviewed all the people he helped, a set of records later turned into the seminal book “The Underground Railroad Records,” published in 1872. Peter Still started telling a ...

William Still was active on the Underground Railroad and one of the most successful Black businessmen in Philadelphia history. By 6abc Digital Staff Tuesday, February 14, 2023 ...

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring 10 Underground Railroad leaders on new Forever stamps, ... Harriet Jacobs, William Lambert, the Rev. Jermain Loguen, William Still and Harriet Tubman. ...

The Underground Railroad Museum of Burlington County will hold its 2nd Annual Experience of A Lifetime: A Juneteenth Festival tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at historic Timbuctoo, once one of New ...

PHILADELPHIA, July 14.—William Still, who was known throughout the country as "Father of the Underground Railroad" and one of the best educated members of the negro race, died at his home here ...

William Still. Prior to becoming a successful businessman, ... Still’s book, “The Underground Railroad” (1872), is one of the most significant historical documents. Harriet Tubman.

VIGILANCE: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad, by Andrew K. Diemer. ... William Still’s is not a household name. With this compelling new biography, ...