Democratic presidential electors revolt against Trump. The Electoral College could see a historic number of 'faithless electors.'. Some presidential electors are lobbying their counterparts in other states to reject their oaths to vote against Donald Trump when the Electoral College meets on Dec. 19. | AP Photo.
*William Still - Former slave who purchased his own freedom and then became a leader in the Underground Railroad. He also wrote a book preserving the stories of escaped slaves. *Frederick Douglass - African-American abolitionist and publisher of the North Star newspaper.
Among the best known conductors is Harriet Tubman, a former slave who returned to slave states 19 times and brought more than 300 slaves to freedomâusing her shotgun to threaten death to any who lost heart and wanted to turn back. Operators of the Underground Railroad faced their own dangers.