You might have heard that Harriet Tubman helped lead thousands of enslaved people to their freedom with the Underground Railroad – but have you ever heard their stories? William Still, youngest son of two people who escaped to their own freedom, and we read his story in the book William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad by Don Tate.<\/a><\/p>\n William went to school and learned to read and write, and eventually became the manager of a local newspaper. When he realized that Philadelphia was a stop on the Underground Railroad, he used his experience in journalism to write down the stories of the people who passed through.\u00a0<\/p>\n These records did more than just tell their stories, they also helped reconnect family members who had escaped at different times. He was even able to recognize his older brother who had been lost decades before when he parents escaped to freedom.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]