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Andrew K. Diemer

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The Forgotten Father of the Underground Railroad

The author of a book about William Still unearths new details about the leading Black abolitionist—and reflects on his lost legacy.

by Andrew K. Diemer via Smithsonian on November 9, 2022
The Supernatural and the Mundane in Depictions of the Underground Railroad

Navigating the line between historical records and mystic imagery to understand the Underground Railroad.

by Andrew K. Diemer via The Panorama on April 4, 2022
"Though Declared to be American Citizens"

The Colored Convention Movement, black citizenship, and the Fourteenth Amendment.

by Andrew K. Diemer via Muster on July 11, 2018

Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad

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Cover of "Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad" by Andrew K. Diemer

A Historian Forgotten

A new biography of William Still show how the abolitionist documented the underground railroad as he helped people through it.

by Bennett Parten via Los Angeles Review of Books on May 7, 2023

A collage of pages from the National Park service website, including one about Appomattox Court House and one about the Underground Railroad, showing language stricken out since Donald Trump's innauguration in 2025.

Amid Anti-DEI Push, National Park Service Rewrites History of Underground Railroad

Since Trump took office, the park service — charged with preserving American history — has changed how it describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow.

by Jon Swaine, Jeremy B. Merrill via Washington Post on April 6, 2025

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