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The Conductor: America’s Forgotten Father of the Abolition Movement

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Rev. John Rankin is, arguably, America's founding abolitionist, and yet he is virtually forgotten today. A conductor on the Underground Railroad, a writer and preacher, he laid the intellectual, moral, and organizational foundations of what would become the mainstream abolition movement in the mid-19th Century.

Jeff is joined today by author Caleb Franz to cast some needed light on Rankin - his work, his ideas, and his accomplishments.

Read Caleb's book, The Conductor, here: https://a.co/d/hsA2tLb

Host: Jeff Sikkenga

Executive Producer: Jeremy Gypton

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Jeff Sikkenga