Jermain Wesley Loguen (February 5, 1813 – September 30, 1872), born Jarm Logue, in slavery,[1][full citation needed] was an African-American abolitionist and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and an author of a slave narrative.

[2]: 38  At age 21, he successfully escaped bondage on his second attempt with the help of his mother, stealing his master's horse and following the Underground Railroad north, finally crossing into Canada.

The Logue family did not hide the fact that they were helping runaway slaves; they published an invitation to fugitives, with their address, in the local newspaper.

Jarm Logue was known as “‘King of the Underground Railroad.’ Caroline was his queen.”[5] Due in no small part to Loguen's labors, Syracuse became known as the most abolitionist city in the nation.

Although Loguen admitted he was at the planning of the rescue, he denied participating in the storming of the building or committing any type of violence.

He also wrote to New York Governor Washington Hunt, saying that he was willing to face trial if he could be assured that he would not be captured and returned to slavery.

He was now confident that the Fugitive Slave Law was nullified in Syracuse, and so they conducted the Underground Railroad in an open manner.

During the early 1860s, Amelia assisted her father while he preached (and ushered slaves to safety) in and around Binghamton, NY.

[citation needed] Another daughter, Sarah Loguen Fraser, became one of the first African-American women to become a licensed medical practitioner, and later became the first female doctor in the Dominican Republic.