TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rappaport, Doreen
TI  - Freedom River
SN  - 9781423106340
U1  - 920.9326 RAP-D 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York
PB  - Hyperion Paperbacks
KW  - Young Learners
KW  - Slaves
KW  - Underground Railroad
KW  - United States
KW  - Parker, John P., 1827-1900
KW  - African American abolitionists
KW  - Free African Americans
KW  - Ohio--Ripley
KW  - Kentucky
N1  - 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
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