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.
Best known for his leadership in aiding fugitive slaves, Coffin was first referred to as the unofficial President of the Underground Railroad by a slavecatcher who said, There's an underground railroad going on here, and Levi's the president of it. The informal title became commonly used among other abolitionists and some ex-slaves.