Talk:James Benjamin Parker

A fact from James Benjamin Parker appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 February 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that after he tackled the assassin of William McKinley, former slave James Benjamin Parker said, "Father Abe freed me, and now I saved his successor from death, provided that bullet ... don't kill him"?

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Attacked over his race

Latest comment: 6 months ago2 comments1 person in discussion

According to authors such as Seals Nevergold, James Benjamin Parker was attacked over false claims owing to the color of his skin to the point supporters stuck by him, even though he seemed humbled about the whole thing. Bit of a shame really, considering he arguably saved President McKinley from the assassin's third bullet. ~2026-35756 (talk) 20:57, 10 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

(https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/McKinley_Murder_and_the_Pan_American_Exp/7-LIDAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=james+parker+mckinley&pg=PA251&printsec=frontcover) 2016 book details controversy on Parker and on whether, truth or exaggeration, he was the first to attack the assassin. ~2026-35756 (talk) 17:15, 12 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

A page that knows where it met you.

Attacked over his race