William Still

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African American abolitionist businessman civil rights activist conductor on the Underground Railroad historian

William Still was a prominent 19th-century African American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, and historian who documented the stories of enslaved people seeking freedom.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African American ⓘ abolitionist ⓘ businessman ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ conductor on the Underground Railroad ⓘ historian ⓘ
advocatedFor	civil rights for African Americans ⓘ emancipation of enslaved African Americans ⓘ
birthDate	1821-10-07 ⓘ
birthPlace	Burlington County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
burialPlace	Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
citizenship	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
deathDate	1902-07-14 ⓘ
deathPlace	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employer	Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicity	African American ⓘ
father	Levin Still Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
founded	Still’s coal business in Philadelphia ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
knownFor	aiding hundreds of freedom seekers ⓘ documenting the stories of enslaved people seeking freedom ⓘ work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mother	Charity Still NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement	Underground Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ abolitionism ⓘ
name	William Still NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	The Underground Rail Road NERFINISHED ⓘ The Underground Railroad Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	abolitionist ⓘ author ⓘ businessman ⓘ clerk ⓘ
parentOf	Caroline Still Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn	American abolitionist movement ⓘ operations of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia ⓘ
position	chairman of the Vigilance Committee of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society ⓘ
publicationDateOfWork	1872 ⓘ
religion	Baptist ⓘ
residence	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
siblingOf	Kitturah Still NERFINISHED ⓘ Levin Still NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahala Still NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Still NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Letitia George Still NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania, United States → burialPlaceOf → William Still ⓘ

subject surface form: Eden Cemetery

Mount Moriah Cemetery → notableBurial → William Still ⓘ