The Underground Railroad Records

Narrating the Hardships, Hairbreadth Escapes, and Death Struggles of Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom

By: William Still, Quincy T. Mills - editor, Ta-Nehisi Coates - introduction

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free, JD Jackson, Sullivan Jones, Heather Alicia Simms, Bahni Turpin

A riveting collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom: These are the true stories of the Underground Railroad.

Featuring a powerful introduction by Ta-Nehisi Coates

As a conductor for the Underground Railroad—the covert resistance network created to aid and protect slaves seeking freedom—William Still helped as many as eight hundred people escape enslavement. He also meticulously collected the letters, biographical sketches, arrival memos, and ransom notes of the escapees. The Underground Railroad Records is an archive of primary documents that trace the narrative arc of the greatest, most successful campaign of civil disobedience in American history.

This edition highlights the remarkable creativity, resilience, and determination demonstrated by those trying to subvert bondage. It is a timeless testament to the power we all have to challenge systems that oppress us.

Expanded: Underground Railroad & Slavery

A slough of anecdotes that bring to life the summary phrase of the ‘underground railroad’. It was exactly what I wanted. A reminder that history is merely pathetic attempt at summarizing that which is happening all day, everyday, to everyone, everywhere.

American History 101

This book should be introduced to classrooms across the USA. Every student should read this as a part of America History. Very well done. I feel “woke”.

Compelling and intriguing

This book should be required listening/reading for every American; everyone needs to know these historical events. My mistake was listening to it late at night; it was hard to sleep when I contemplated what my ancestors had to endure.

A Must!

This book was well done and most certainly should be on everyone's reading list. Such an important part in contribution to the history of the United States. I highly recommend this book. Great job on the narration as well!

These are gripping, well-performed stories!

How wonderful to listen to these true stories about the people who escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad. I didn’t realize such varied stories were collected in the 1850’s and published after the Civil War.
It required some patience to listen to some of the stilted, repetitive descriptions of the escaping people, but we are fortunate to hear just how badly slave owners behaved and how brave were those who escaped and operated within the Underground Railroad network.