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Cato Weekly Podcast • November 21, 2024 

# *The Conductor: The Story of Rev. John Rankin, Abolitionism’s Essential Founding Father*

A key figure in the end of slavery in America has never been treated to proper biography until now. Caleb Franz is author of [*The Conductor:The Story of Rev. John Rankin, Abolitionism’s Essential Founding Father*](https://www.amazon.com/Conductor-Rankin-Abolitionisms-Essential-Founding/dp/1637589891/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AI7C55HVECYA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.D2em-Glsgo6xRsosDZ4JCDgeBs0V_NWJjZayC5mRnXEH-vb5FNRWeitVq5Qrtzbtqr6Ayxzedz7USR5Z81vFOIIGiLsRdMVwPUfQHfQXgRWSNtmC92ol_nlzZND1i113gelD0DOr3hBG7m43kkdAMq1JZTlQ9kzLMr6r3lvrMTEMV-c_1nbtnVbnAyvdNb4zeD3_1kVkLyOrrMs6OQrt4_AeEpFW73x05GUym-yalV0.9Dm8Rx9FCFyxSPWwv3RgV-V95bRayVdnezBARY2-onY&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+conductor&qid=1732226294&sprefix=the+conductor%2Caps%2C236&sr=8-1).

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##### Caleb Franz 

Author, *The Conductor: The Story of Rev. John Rankin, Abolitionism’s Essential Founding Father*

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute