parker, john p.

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.

Narrative of John P. Parker, a slave who was sold away from his family in Virginia at the age of eight, telling of his life in the household of an Alabama doctor, his escape and recapture, how he was able to buy his freedom, and his work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

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.