Freedom River /
Rappaport, Doreen
Freedom River / Doreen Rappaport - New York Hyperion Paperbacks 2000
One thousand feet across the Ohio River lay Ripley, Ohio—and freedom. Before the Civil War, Kentucky was a slave state, while Ohio remained free. Time and time again, John Parker, an ex-slave who had bought his own freedom, led Kentucky slaves across a thin stretch of river to Ohio, and safety. These dangerous journeys demanded a tremendous amount of courage, planning, and faith. Freedom River is based on a true story of one man’s determination to help an African American family escape from slavery along. Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.
9781423106340
Young Learners
Slaves
Underground Railroad
United States
Parker, John P., 1827-1900
African American abolitionists
Free African Americans
Ohio--Ripley
Kentucky
920.9326 RAP-D
Freedom River / Doreen Rappaport - New York Hyperion Paperbacks 2000
One thousand feet across the Ohio River lay Ripley, Ohio—and freedom. Before the Civil War, Kentucky was a slave state, while Ohio remained free. Time and time again, John Parker, an ex-slave who had bought his own freedom, led Kentucky slaves across a thin stretch of river to Ohio, and safety. These dangerous journeys demanded a tremendous amount of courage, planning, and faith. Freedom River is based on a true story of one man’s determination to help an African American family escape from slavery along. Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.
9781423106340
Young Learners
Slaves
Underground Railroad
United States
Parker, John P., 1827-1900
African American abolitionists
Free African Americans
Ohio--Ripley
Kentucky
920.9326 RAP-D