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.