The Underground Railroad, Part 3
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William Still
"Never before has the working of the Underground Railroad been so thoroughly explained. Here we have in complete detail the various methods adopted for circumventing the enemies of freedom, and told, as it is, with great simplicity and natural feeling, the narrative is one which cannot but make a deep impression. Thrilling incidents, heroic adventures and noble deeds of self-sacrifice light up every page, and will enlist the heartiest sympathies of all generous souls. It was eminently just that such a record of one of the most remarkable phases of the struggle against slavery should be prepared, that the memory of the noble originators and supporters of the railroad might be kept green, and posterity enabled to form a true conception of the necessity that called it into existence, and of the difficulties under which its work was performed. The labor of compiling could not have fallen into more appropriate or better qualified hands." The Philadelphia Inquirer
William Still is often called the Father of the Underground Railroad. Over 14 years, he helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom in Canada. Still was committed to preserving the stories of the bondmen and he kept careful records of the many escaped slaves who passed through the Philadelphia “station”. The Underground Railroad was published in 1871 from Still’s records and diaries. In bringing you these stories, Librivox volunteers are reading from the 1878 edition. (Summary by MaryAnn)
Complete list of recordings comprising this book:
The Underground Railroad, Part 1,
The Underground Railroad, Part 2,
The Underground Railroad, Part 3,
The Underground Railroad, Part 4,
The Underground Railroad, Part 5. (8 hr 33 min)
Chapters
01 – Deep Furrows on the Back; Peter Mathews; “Moses” Arrives with Six Passenge…
15:58
Read by Lynne T
02 - Escaped from “A Worthless Sot”; William Butcher; “White Enough to Pass”; E…
13:30
Read by Lynne T
10 – Sundry Arrivals, Latter Part of December 1855 and Beginning of January 1856
13:22
Read by Lee Smalley
13 – The Slave Hunting Tragedy in Lancaster County, in September 1851, Part 1
22:18
Read by Maria Kasper
14 – The Slave Hunting Tragedy in Lancaster County, in September 1851, Part 2
26:04
Read by Maria Kasper
15 – The Slave Hunting Tragedy in Lancaster County, in September 1851, Part 3
21:22
Read by Maria Kasper
19 – Thomas Clinton, Sauney Pry and Benjamin Ducket; Arrivals in April 1856
15:47
Read by Maria Kasper
20 – Five from Georgetown Cross Roads; Passengers from Maryland; Arrival from M…
16:42
Read by Maria Kasper
21 – Arrival from Washington, D.C., Unionville, Maryland and Cambridge, 1857
12:24
Read by Kathrine Engan
22 – Benjamin Ross and His Wife Harriet; Arrival from Virginia and Delaware, 18…
9:12
Read by Greg Giordano
25 – Arrival from Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, Georgtown Cross Roads a…
15:41
Read by Maria Kasper
26 – Arrival from Maryland, Norfolk, VA, Washington D.C.; Four Able Bodied “Art…
14:48
Read by Maria Kasper
27 – Arrival from Arlington MD; Five Passengers; Arrival from Howard County MD,…
17:52
Read by Maria Kasper
29 – Alfred Hollon, George and Charles N. Rodgers; Arrival from Kent County, Ba…
7:58
Read by Greg Giordano
30 – Arrival from Near Washington D.D., Hon. L. McLane’s Property, Soon After H…
9:50
Read by Cheri Jordan
32 – Arrival from Hooperville MD, Maryland; Queen Anne County and Baltimore
10:48
Read by Greg Giordano
33 – Arrival from Dunwoody County, Alexandria VA, Maryland, Petersburg, Maryland
10:05
Read by Greg Giordano