The Underground Railroad, Part 1 by William STILL (1821 - 1902) "It was my good fortune to lend a helping hand to the weary travelers flying from the land of bondage." William Still. 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. "Dear Sir:—For most of the years I have lived, the escape of fugitives from slavery, and their efforts to baffle the human and other bloodhounds who tracked them, formed the romance of American History. That romance is now ended, and our grandchildren will hardly believe its leading incidents except on irresistible testimony. I rejoice that you are collecting and presenting that testimony, and heartily wish you a great success." Horace Greeley. (Summary by MaryAnn) Time Chapter 0:00:00 Preface read by MaryAnn 0:08:49 Section 01 Seth Concklin - Part 1 read by MaryAnn 0:26:21 Section 02 Seth Concklin - Part 2 read by MaryAnn 0:38:20 Section 03 Seth Concklin - Part 3 read by MaryAnn 0:48:25 Section 04 Seth Concklin - Part 4 read by MaryAnn 1:03:54 Section 05 Underground Railroad Letters - Part 1 read by TriciaG 1:17:31 Section 06 Underground Railroad Letters - Part 2 read by TriciaG 1:31:40 Section 07 William Box Peel Jones read by Patrick Wells 1:38:55 Section 08 Wesley Harris and the Matterson Brothers read by Patrick Wells 1:49:14 Section 09 Death of Romulus Hall read by Patrick Wells 1:58:08 Section 10 James Mercer, William H. Gilliam and John Clayton read by Lynne Thompson 2:15:30 Section 11 Clarissa Davis read by Lynne Thompson 2:21:21 Section 12 Anthony Blow; Perry Johnson read by Lynne Thompson 2:29:45 Section 13 Isaac Forman, William Davis and Willis Redick, Joseph Henry Camp read by Maria Kasper 2:39:44 Section 14 Sheridan Ford; Joseph Kneeland read by Cheri Jordan 2:44:38 Section 15 Ex-President Tyler's Household Loses An Aristocratic "Article"; Edward Morgan, Henry Johnson, James and Stephen Butler read by Maria Kasper 2:55:08 Section 16 Henry Predo; Daniel Hughes, Thomas Elliott read by Greg Giordano 3:02:29 Section 17 Mary Epps; Joseph and Robert Robinson read by Onjana Yawnghwe 3:16:58 Section 18 George Solomon, Daniel Neall, Benjamin R. Fletcher and Maria Dorsey read by Onjana Yawnghwe 3:24:44 Section 19 Henry Box Brown read by Onjana Yawnghwe 3:44:56 Section 20 Trial of the Emancipators of Colonel J.H. Wheeler's Slaves, Jane Johnson and Her Two Little Boys - Part 1 read by Lynne Thompson 4:00:48 Section 21 Trial of the Emancipators of Colonel J.H. Wheeler's Slaves, Jane Johnson and Her Two Little Boys - Part 2 read by Lynne Thompson 4:17:55 Section 22 The Arrivals of a Single Month - Part 1 read by Maria Kasper 4:32:16 Section 23 The Arrivals of a Single Month - Part 2 read by Maria Kasper 4:43:17 Section 24 The Arrivals of a Single Month - Part 3 read by Maria Kasper 4:57:33 Section 25 The Arrivals of a Single Month - Part 4 read by Maria Kasper 5:04:03 Section 26 The Arrivals of a Single Month - Part 5 read by Maria Kasper 5:12:56 Section 27 A Slave Girl's Narrative - Cordelia Lonely read by Cheri Jordan 5:27:37 Section 28 Arrival of Jackson, Isaac and Edmondson Turner from Petersburg read by Lee Smalley 5:41:02 Section 29 Robert Brown; Anthony Lonely and Cornelius Scott; Samuel Williams read by Lee Smalley 5:51:10 Section 30 Barnaby and Mary Elizabeth Grigby, Frand Wazner, Emily Foster read by Patrick Wells 6:07:06 Section 31 William Jordan read by Greg Giordano 6:14:01 Section 32 Joseph Grant and John Speaks read by Greg Giordano 6:20:37 Section 33 William Taylor; Louisa Brown, Jacob Waters and Alfred Goulden; Arrival from Baltimore read by Patrick Wells

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