The Underground Railroad current day

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the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration embarked upon a project to interview 100 former American slaves

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The Underground Railroad current dayIn the winter of 1852, a group of Philadelphia abolitionists dedicated to assisting runaway slaves in their flight to freedom formed a new assistance group to be part of the Underground Railroadthe General Vigilance Committee. William Still, himself a son of slaves, was named its secretary and executive director. Deeply moved by the stories of the fugitive slaves he helped conduct northward, Still took his committee record keeping to a higher level.