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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
181 years agoWilliam Still
William Still was a pivotal figure in the abolitionist movement, personally aiding hundreds of enslaved people and documenting their stories for posterity.
The Missing Pieces Project aims to shed new light on the struggle by charting the locations on the lecture tours of 19th-century activists. In church halls, factories and theatres across Britain, Christians, workers, radicals and liberals came to hear African American abolitionists talk and show solidarity with the cause.