Jermain Wesley Loguen

Biography

Rev. Jermain Wesley Loguen (February 5, 1813 – September 30, 1872), born Jarm Logue, in slavery, was an American abolitionist and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and an author of a slave narrative. After escaping slavery in Tennessee, he settled in Syracuse, New York, where he and his wife, Caroline, ran one of the busiest stations on the Underground Railroad; some accounts credit them with helping as many as 1,500 people reach freedom. He helped organize the 1851 Jerry Rescue and in 1864 hosted the National Convention of Colored Men in Syracuse.

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