{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 077: John Rankin: The Forgotten Founding Father of the American Abolition Movement","description":"Originally from Ripley, Ohio and currently residing in Lexington, Kentucky, Caleb Franz is the Program Manager for Young Voices and the author of The Conductor: The Story of Rev. John Rankin, Abolitionism\u2019s Essential Founding Father. Caleb grew up in the town where John Rankin eventually died and was surrounded by stories of his role in history. He is now writing the authoritative biography on this forgotten founding father of the American abolition movement. He joins Garrett on the Forgotten America podcast to make sure we all remember this previously Forgotten American Hero. Caleb Franz\u2019s book, The Conductor: The Story of Rev. John Rankin, Abolitionism\u2019s Essential Founding Father Coming Out October 15th!  https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Conductor-Rankin-Abolitionisms-Essential-Founding\/dp\/1637589891 Follow Caleb\u2019s work at Young Voices here: https:\/\/www.joinyv.org\/staff\/caleb-franz De Tocqueville on Slavery along the Ohio River  https:\/\/voegelinview.com\/noble-savages-and-barbarized-slaves-tocqueville-on-native-americans-and-african-americans-in-democracy-in-america\/ Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad  https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-River-Untold-Underground-Railroad\/dp\/0684870665 Read more about John Rankin  https:\/\/rlo.acton.org\/archives\/125356-the-letters-that-inspired-the-american-abolition-movement.html Second Great Awakening: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Great_Awakening John Rankin House  https:\/\/www.ohiohistory.org\/visit\/browse-historical-sites\/john-rankin-house\/ John Rankin\u2019s burial place https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/8760833\/john-rankin National Underground Railroad Freedom Center https:\/\/freedomcenter.org\/ Buffalo Trace Bourbon:  https:\/\/www.rarebourbonshop.com\/products\/buffalo-trace-bourbon-1-liter Elijah Craig Bourbon:  https:\/\/www.rarebourbonshop.com\/products\/elijah-craig-small-batch-bourbon Twitter @CalebFranz &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;   &amp;nbsp;  Garrett Ballengee,&amp;nbsp;Host  President &amp;amp; CEO&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;@gballeng  Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy &amp;nbsp;  Amanda Kieffer,&amp;nbsp;Executive Producer  Vice President of Communications &amp;amp; Strategy&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;@akieffer13&amp;nbsp;  Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy &amp;nbsp;  Nate Phipps,&amp;nbsp;Editor &amp;amp; Producer&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;@Aviv5753 &amp;nbsp;  Follow:  YouTube,&amp;nbsp;Twitter,&amp;nbsp;Facebook,&amp;nbsp;LinkedIn,&amp;nbsp;Instagram  Support:  Patreon,&amp;nbsp;Donate,&amp;nbsp;Newsletter ","author_name":"Forgotten America","author_url":"http:\/\/forgottenamerica.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31459072\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/31459072"}