John Rankin (abolitionist)

John Rankin (February 4, 1793 - March 18, 1886) was a Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist. Upon moving to Ripley, Ohio in 1822, he became known as one of Ohio's first and most active "conductors" on the Underground Railroad. Prominent pre-Civil War abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison, Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe were influenced by Rankin's writings and work in the anti-slavery movement.

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February 4 - 1793 - March 18 - 1886 - Presbyterian - Minister - Abolitionist - Ripley, Ohio - 1822 - Ohio - Underground Railroad - William Lloyd Garrison - Henry Ward Beecher - Harriet Beecher Stowe

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When Beecher was asked after the end of the Civil War, "Who abolished slavery?," he answered, "Reverend John Rankin and his sons did it." (Hagedorn, pp. 274)

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