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Underground Rail Road Records: with a Life of the Author: Narrating the Hardships, Hairbreadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in their Efforts for Freedom: Together with Sketches of Some of the Eminent Friends of Freedom, and Most Liberal Aiders and Advisers of the Road",
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Burlington Township, New Jersey. Dr. James (b.1812- d. 1882) resided in Medford, New Jersey. Dr. James Still descendants were notable members of the Still family include the
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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
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Underground Railroad: The William Still Story (documentary)
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Gara, Larry. "William Still and the Underground Railroad,"
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William Wilberforce Still (1854–1932) graduated from
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Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed that Line to Freedom
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1600:Home | Underground Railroad | PBS
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1918:Underground Railroad
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1964:Frederick Douglass
1959:Richard Dillingham
1852:Legacy of Slavery,
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1944:Owen Brown
1939:John Brown
1610:2018-07-03
1581:2018-07-03
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561:temperance
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