death_date birth_place nationality birth_date spouse known_for image article_title name occupation
14 july 1902 burlington county , new jersey american 07 october 1821 letitia george pennsylvania '' anti-slavery society , '' the underground railroad records william still abolitionist.jpg william still
 william still abolitionist
william still

william still -lrb- october 7 , 1821 -- july 14 , 1902 -rrb- was an african-american abolitionist in philadelphia , pennsylvania , conductor on the underground railroad , writer , historian and civil rights activist .
he was chairman of the vigilance committee of the pennsylvania anti-slavery society .
he directly aided fugitive slaves and kept records of their lives , to help families reunite after slavery was abolished .
after the american civil war , he wrote an account of the underground system and the experiences of many refugee slaves , entitled `` the underground railroad records '' , published in 1872 .
