Reverend James Gilliland photograph   Save
Ohio History Connection
Description: Reverend James Gilliland (1769-1845) was involved with the Underground Railroad at Red Oak, in Brown County, Ohio. While living in Kentucky, eleven members of the local Presbyterian Church petitioned against Gilliland's ordination because of his strong anti-slavery sentiment. Gilliland claimed that he was the first abolitionist to live in Brown County. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03110
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Abolitionists;
Places: Red Oak (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)