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Encyclopedia > John Rankin (abolitionist)

John Rankin (1793-1886) was a Presbyterian minister and abolitionist. Born in Tennessee, he later moved to Kentucky and then across the Ohio River to Ripley, Ohio where he became known for his work as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. Prominent abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison of Massachusetts and Harriet Beecher Stowe of Cincinnati were influenced by Rankin's work. 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... This poster depicting the horrific conditions on slave ships was influential in mobilizing public opinion against slavery in Great Britain and the United States. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis (largest metropolitan area is Nashville) Governor Phil Bredesen (D) Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... Carl D. Perkins Bridge in Portsmouth, Ohio with Ohio River and Scioto River tributary on right. ... Ripley is a village located in Brown County, Ohio. ... The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes by which African slaves in the 19th century United States attempted to escape to free states, or as far north as Canada, with the aid of abolitionists. ... William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison (December 12, 1805, Newburyport, Massachusetts - May 24, 1879, New York City) was a United States Abolitionist and reformer. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an abolitionist, and writer of more than 10 books, the most famous being Uncle Toms Cabin which describes life in slavery, and which was first published in serial form from 1851 to 1852 in an abolitionist organ, the National... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


In 1825, three years after moving to Ripley, Rankin built a house on the highest point of the town overlooking the river and constructed a staircase leading from the river shore to the house so slaves could climb up to the residence as a safehouse. Many of the 2000 slaves who escaped to freedom through Ripley stayed at the Rankin House, and it is now a U.S. National historic landmark. 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... USS Constitution. ...


External links

  • John Rankin, a committed abolitionist! The African American Registry
  • John Rankin. Ohio History Central
  • Aboard the Underground Railroad -- John Rankin House. National Park Service Cultural Resources
  • The Rankin House. Ohio Historical Society
  • The Rankin House. Ripley, Ohio: Freedom's Landing

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John Rankin (abolitionist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1412 words)
John Rankin (February 4, 1793 - March 18, 1886) was a Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist.
In 1829, Rankin moved his wife and nine children (of an eventual total of thirteen) to a house at the top of a 540-foot-high hill that provided a wide view of the village, the River and the Kentucky shoreline, as well as farmland and fruit groves that could provide sources of income.
During a visit by Rankin to Lane Theological Seminary to see one of his sons, he told Professor Calvin Stowe the story of a woman the Rankins had housed in 1838 after she escaped by crossing the frozen Ohio River with her child in her arms.
Abolitionism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3939 words)
One particular project of the abolitionists was the establishment of Sierra Leone as a settlement for former slaves of the British Empire back in west Africa.
The abolitionist movement was strengthened by the activities of free African-Americans, especially in the fl church, who argued that the old Biblical justifications for slavery contradicted the New Testament.
After the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, abolitionists continued to pursue the freedom of slaves in the remaining slave states, and to better the conditions of fl Americans generally.
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