Red Oak Church

ID: 2589 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection, SC651

This file appears in: Red Oak Presbyterian Church and Rev. James Gilliland

The Red Oak Presbyterian Church was a center of anti-slavery activity in the Ripley, Ohio area.

This file appears in: Red Oak Presbyterian Church and Rev. James Gilliland

Red Oak Presbyterian Church and Rev. James Gilliland

John Rankin, whose home Eliza Norris first sheltered in after escaping slavery in Kentucky and entering Ohio, was a Presbyterian minister. Presbyterians were split over the role of slavery in the nation with some supporting slavery and others…