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February 18, 2010
Black History Month : Living History Presentation: John Parker
Ohio Statehouse Videos
John Parker, a former slave, was an Underground Railroad conductor from Ripley, Ohio. The house he lived in there has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

He is portrayed by Anthony Gibbs, a member of educational storytellers known as "We've Known Rivers."