like to be out in the front. >> reporter: at 99 marion buck isn't one for the spotlight, but proud to be the great, great niece of william still. he was born to slaves that escaped on the underground railroad a network of people and hiding spots to move slaves north to freedom. >> we changed our name in escaping. our real name is steele. >> reporter: she spent this day by sharing what she's collected over the years with fellow residents in cherry hill. she stared with us how steele worked alongside harriet tubman documented slaves he rescued quietly. >> he hid what he wrote in a cemetery in pennsylvania. if it was caught, hundreds and hundreds of slaves would have been brought back into slavery because they could trace them. >> reporter: marion hopes that her family's rich history will inspire parents to teach their own children freedom hasn't always been free. >> kids now when they graduate some of my nephews, they think that they're parents should buy them a new car. >> reporter: she says her family's perseverance instild confidence. >> i can remember my father saying to me over and