Parker, John P.
Record IDcnp01361980
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01361980
Gendermale
Biographical Data1827 - 1900
Place of BirthNorfolk, Va.
Place of DeathRipley, Ohio
Last Edit2023-09-22
General Note
John P. Parker (1827 – February 4, 1900) was an American abolitionist, inventor, iron moulder and industrialist. Parker, who was African American, helped hundreds of slaves to freedom in the Underground Railroad resistance movement based in Ripley, Ohio. He rescued fugitive slaves for nearly fifteen years. He was one of the few blacks to patent his inventions before 1900. His house in Ripley has been designated a National Historic Landmark and restored [Sources: Wikipedia (eng)]
John Parker was an active participant in the Underground Railroad in Ohio and helped fugitive slaves escape to freedom in the years before the American Civil War. John Parker was born on February 2, 1827 in Norfolk, Virginia. [...] [Sources: Internet]
Afroamerikan. Abolitionist
Ancien esclave. - Abolitionniste noir-américain. - Industriel
More Information
Further Biographical Data02.02.1827-04.02.1900
1827-1900
1827-04.02.1900
Intellectual ResponsibilityAuteur
Primary Language(s)English
ActivityPersonen der Geschichte (Politiker und historische Persönlichkeiten) (16.5p) (sswd)
Gießereimechaniker (gnd)
Politiker (gnd)
Unternehmer (gnd)
CountryUSA
Geographic NoteUS (iso3166)
NationalityUnited States
Place of Activity
Norfolk, Va. (1827)
Lieu de naissance
Place of DeathRipley, Ohio (1900)
Lieu de mort
Names
HeadingParker, John P.
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Parker, John P.
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Variant NameParker, John
Sources
Found inLoC-NA. — La rivière de la liberté / John Parker ; autobiographie présentée par Stuart Seely Sprague ; trad. de l'américain par Juliette Hoffenberg, 1998. — LC Authorities - http://authorities.loc.gov (2022-12-08)