Title: Freedom River
Description: 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.
Subjects: Abolitionists, African American abolitionists, African Americans, Biography, Free African Americans, Juvenile literature, Slavery, Slaves, Underground railroad, Parker, John 1827-1900, Underground railroad, juvenile literature, Slavery, united states, Slavery, united states, juvenile literature, Abolitionists, juvenile literature, African americans, biography, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, Ohio, biography, Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction
Places: Ripley (Ohio), United States
People: John P. Parker (1827-1900)