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Rikers Island was named afterRichard Riker(1773-1842). Riker reportedly was a member of a New York Kidnapping Club. It was composed of local officials, such as Tobias Boudinot and Daniel D. Nash, who captured Free Blacks and turned them in for a reward. Black abolitionists, including David Ruggles in New York City, formed vigilance committees to []
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