A simple, weathered headstone that stood in obscurity for more than a century at Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park identifies in faded letters the grave of A.L. Rankin ― husband, father and Union ...
In his new book, The Conductor, Caleb Franz tells the story of Reverend John Rankin, a pioneering Ohio abolitionist who helped about 2,000 people flee from slavery. When Reverend John Rankin moved to ...
The Ohio River town of Ripley was home to two towering figures in the abolitionist movement: John Parker and John Rankin. Reporter Naomi Lewin of member station WGUC tells Ripley's story with the help ...
In his new book, The Conductor, Caleb Franz tells the story of Reverend John Rankin, a pioneering Ohio abolitionist who helped about 2,000 people flee from slavery. When Reverend John Rankin moved to ...