Live from the Morgan Room: Book Talk with Andrew Diemer on Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad

Live from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Book Talk with Andrew Diemer on Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad

Friday, February 24th

Reception and Lunch at the Philadelphia Club, 1301 Walnut St., 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Book Talk at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust St., 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

In-Person Members-Only Event

The Library Company of Philadelphia invites you to join Philadelphia Club members as well as members of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the American Philosophical Society for a presentation by historian Andrew Diemer on his book, Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad (Knopf, 2022). The book tells the remarkable story of William Still, who dedicated his life to managing a critical section of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia. Co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Club, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the American Philosophical Society, and the Library Company of Philadelphia.