ilJitIm Grant StiR
IJi!nsd.I son of flllitive
sItiYes. As rorrespondin
sa:mary of the vigilance
commiue« of the unrtIb-­
ground railroad (the orran­
iZIltion h· h helped run-
away � to th
free stales). he was in the
best possible position to col-
� t interesting facts case
histories, narrati and � t­
ters of the escaped sJa .
1M u� 8atfroflll
published in J 872 Uto
sho t efforts
mode and hot success was
gained for Freedom under
diffICUlt· . "
II 0/ thi � histories
ho 0 thin in cOm-
mon-they show thol t
bl men. women and
childmt determined to
free even at t cost of
. /i . 1M peice of
'Y is i (}/ described in
folio in
and painful.
"praying all the time
aiting, " 00 f
"that if it -- d only ram
right hard the next morning
about three 0' doc ,to dri
the police officers off the
reel, then could safdy
make her way to the boat. "
f Therefore prayed anx-
rim," 00
rain appeared till to
midni . " TIle pr
)00 ed horribly diseouraa
ing; bu prayed 00, and t
t t appointed hour three
o'cloc -before 'day), the
rain dcsccnded in torrents.
Dressed in mal attire,
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