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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
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biogrDataLong02.02.1827-04.02.1900
1827-1900
1827-04.02.1900
Auteur
English
Personen der Geschichte (Politiker und historische Persönlichkeiten) (16.5p) (sswd)
Gießereimechaniker (gnd)
Politiker (gnd)
Unternehmer (gnd)
USA
US (iso3166)
United States
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foundInLoC-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)