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Parker, John P., 1827-1900
John Parker (abolitionist)
John P. Parker
(c. 1827 – January 30, 1900) was an
American
abolitionist
,
inventor
,
iron moulder
and
industrialist
. Parker, who was
African American
, helped hundreds of slaves to freedom in the
Underground Railroad
resistance movement
based in
Ripley, Ohio
. He saved and rescued fugitive slaves for nearly fifteen years. He was one of the few black people to
patent
an invention before 1900. His
house
in Ripley has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
and restored.
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Sails of the maritimes : the story of the three- and four-masted cargo schooners of Atlantic Canada, 1859-1929 /
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Parker
,
John
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.,
1827
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1900
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His promised land : the autobiography of John P. Parker, former slave and conductor on the underground railroad /
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Parker
,
John
P
.,
1827
-
1900
Published 1996
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