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John Rankin (February 5, 1793 – March 18, 1886) was an American Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist. Upon moving to Ripley, Ohio, in 1822, he became known as one of Ohio 's first and most active "conductors" on the Underground Railroad.
John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953.
John Rankin (1793-1886) was a white southerner who became a prominent abolitionist leader and a founder of the Free Presbyterian Church. He wrote letters against slavery, helped fugitives escape through the Underground Railroad, and faced death threats from slaveholders.
John Rankin Waddell (born 1966), known as Rankin, is a British photographer and director who has photographed, amongst other subjects, Björk, Kate Moss, Madonna, David Bowie and Queen Elizabeth II. The London Evening Standard described Rankin's fashion and portrait photography style as "high-gloss, highly sexed and hyper-perfect".
22 de fev. de 2024 · John Rankin was a minister who wrote letters to his brother, a slave owner, arguing against slavery. His letters influenced William Lloyd Garrison and other abolitionists, and he faced threats and violence for his anti-slavery work.
22 de jun. de 2020 · During his thirty-two years in the House of Representatives, John Rankin (1882-1960) established himself as an outspoken leader for Southern Democrats. He justly earned a reputation for being a white supremacist while opposing legislation to improve civil rights and by berating racial and religious minorities.
John Rankin was born in Tennessee on February 4, 1793 and is known as one of Ohio’s most famous and influential conductors on the Underground Railroad. Rankin spent the first two decades of his life in the south, moving to Kentucky in 1815 and becoming a licensed Presbyterian Minister.
