Charles Hicks Bustill Explained
Charles Hicks Bustill (c.1815 - 1890) was an African-American abolitionist and conductor in the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia before the American Civil War. He made a living as a plasterer.
Bustill's grandfather was Cyrus Bustill and he was a member of the city's prominent Bustill family. [1] His children include Gertrude Bustill Mossell and Maria Louisa Bustill, mother of Paul Robeson.[2]
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Notes and References
- Book: Wright, Nazera Sadiq. Black Girlhood in the Nineteenth Century. 2016-09-08. University of Illinois Press. 9780252099014. en.
- Book: Lloyd Louis Brown . The Young Paul Robeson: On My Journey Now . 1997 . 152 . Westview Press . 9780813331782 . ... Charles Hicks Bustill — Paul Robeson's grandfather. Charles, who was born in 1816, and his older brother, James Mapps Bustill, became partners as plastering contractors with ... . registration .
