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Charles Hicks Bustill
Charles Hicks
Bustill
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
. His children include
Gertrude Bustill Mossell
and
Maria Louisa Bustill
,
mother of
Paul Robeson
.