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Typed transcript of John Rankin's autobiography written at South Union, Kentucky, 1845.
Autobiography of Rev. John Rankin describes his charges in Kentucky and in Ripley, Ohio, his family, and slavery.
Autobiography of Rev. John Rankin describes his charges in Kentucky and in Ripley, Ohio, his family, and slavery.
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Sitting high above the small community of Ripley, Ohio, a lantern shone in the front window of a small, red brick home at night. It was a signal to slaves in Kentucky—a beacon of liberty in the darkness—just across the Ohio River. Anyone fleeing bondage could look to Reverend John Rankin’s home for hope. To the slaveholders they fled from, Rankin’s activities as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad invoked rage. Mobs often pelted Rankin with eggs and rocks, bounties were placed on his head, and midnight assassins lurked in the darkness, waiting for the right opportunity to take out the “Father of Abolitionism.” Despite frequent threats, he remained committed to the freed...
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