Title: The Underground Railroad (Revised Edition) Volume 1
Description: In the winter of 1852, a group of Philadelphia abolitionists dedicated to assisting runaway slaves in their flight to freedom formed a new assistance group to be part of the Underground Railroad-The general Vigilance Committee. William Still, himself a son of slaves, was named its secretary and executive director.
Subjects: Underground Railroad
Places: Philadelphia (Pa.)
People: William Still, Seth Conklin
Time periods: 1872