2021 Marks the 200th Birthday of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad.
On April 1, 2021, the University of Notre Dame Press will publish William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia by William Kashatus. William Still (1821–1902) was one of the most prominent figures of the Underground Railroad (UGRR) and the most influential agent on the Eastern Line. He is also known for his self-published book, The Underground Railroad (1872), which is the only first person account of Black activities on the Underground Railroad written and self-published by an African American. Until now there has not been a comprehensive biography of Still's life.
William Still has received strong early reviews:
"In
the first scholarly biography of Still, Kashatus highlights the
critical roles Still and other Black Americans played along the entire
Underground Railroad, and the risks they took to aid enslaved people. A
penetrating analysis of Still’s interviews reveals new and important
insights into the enslaved people who made the journey into freedom. . .
. An essential work that is a must-read for those interested in the Underground Railroad and Black history in the U.S." —Library Journal (Starred Review)
"Kashatus’s detailed biography of William Still, with its stories of courageous slaves plotting daring escapes, and moving accounts of free Black people who were kidnapped and taken into slavery, reveals the interracial cooperation involved in helping escaped slaves reach freedom, and honors the man who, at his death in 1902, was named 'Father of the Underground Railroad.'" —Foreword Reviews (Starred Review)
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