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斯蒂爾家族的家長：克拉倫斯斯蒂爾(Clarence
Still)，身旁的人為維琳斯蒂爾(Verline
Still)1998年的斯蒂爾家族聚會
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斯蒂爾家族
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您也許不知道，雖然我們並不似其他國家一般的表彰皇室成員，但美國境內確曾住有皇室；自1600年代早期起，斯蒂爾家族即住在新澤西州，他們是非洲幾內亞(Guinea)親王的後裔，親王及其人民與住在該區的萊納普(Lenape)印地安人成親。
內戰前，斯蒂爾家族即積極參與反奴隸運動；當時有許多來自南部各州的奴隸會沿著地下鐵道(Underground
Railroad)脫逃，而地下鐵道則是由位於各處的人所組成的網狀系統，這些人會秘密的幫助這些逃亡奴隸逃至北部各州或加拿大；當時的地下鐵道是由許多白人組成，而自由的黑人則會盡力協助這些脫逃的奴隸；斯蒂爾家族位於新澤西州羅塞德(Lawnside)的家鄉是地下鐵道其中一站，而斯蒂爾家族中的威廉(William)及詹姆斯(James)二人則是隨車服務員，即沿途幫助奴隸的人。
1872年，威廉斯蒂爾所寫的經典名著「地下鐵道」(The
Underground Railroad)則詳述了脫逃奴隸及幫助奴隸逃亡者的英勇氣概，書中表示許多奔向自由的脫逃奴隸曾暫住他家；假如您想知道更多與地下鐵道有關的人，這是一本值得閱讀的好書。
You may not know it, but there is royalty in America. Although we don't honor royalty as people in other countries do, the Still family, which has been in New Jersey since the early 1600s, is descended from a Guinean prince from Africa. The prince and his people intermarried with the Lenape Indians, who lived in the area.
Before the Civil War, the Still family was active in the anti-slavery movement. At the time, many slaves in the South escaped through the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was made up of a network of people who secretly helped slaves escape to the Northern states or Canada. While many white Americans were a part of the Underground Railroad, free blacks gave the most assistance to runaway slaves. The Still family hometown, Lawnside, New Jersey, was a stop on the Underground Railroad. Two members of the Still family, William and James Still, were conductors -- people who helped out along the way.
In 1872 William Still wrote the classic book The Underground Railroad about the heroism of the runaway slaves, many of who stopped at his house on their way to freedom, and the people who helped them escape. If you want to learn more about the people on the Underground Railroad, this would be a good book to read.
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