Rappaport, Doreen.

Freedom river / Doreen Rappaport ; illustrated by Bryan Collier. - 1st ed. - New York : Jump at the Sun, 2000. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., map ; 23 x 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 0786803509 078681229X (pbk.) 0786822910 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN: 99033438

Subjects--Personal Names:
Parker, John P., 1827-1900.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Afro-American abolitionists--Biography.
Free Afro-Americans--Biography.
Slaves--United States--Biography.
Underground railroad.
Abolitionists.
Slavery.
Afro-Americans--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Ripley (Ohio)--Biography.

LC Class. No.: E450 / .R23 2000

Dewey Class. No.: 973.7/115 B