『奴隷制から逃れて：ウィリアム・スティルに語られた自由を求める者の体験記』
William Still was an African-American abolitionists in Philadelphia, Underground Railroad conductor, prominent businessman, and historian, In 1847, the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery hired him as clerk. With the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, he became Chairman of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee, which supported and aided fugitives from slavery. William Still recognized the importance of recording slave narratives in order to help reunite families. Between 1850 and the onset of the Civil War, William Still, sometimes with help, interviewed approximately 800 fugitive slaves who were passing through Philadelphia. The longer and more detailed narratives of freedom-seekers are included in this volume, representing the escape experiences of about 150 former slaves. （引用元）
