Jermain Wesley Loguen

Jermain Wesley Loguen
Bishop Jermain Loguen, 1835
Born
Jarm Logue

February 5, 1813
Died30 September 1872(1872-09-30) (aged 59)
Occupation(s)Abolitionist, Public speaker
Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
SpouseCaroline Loguen
ChildrenSarah Loguen Fraser

Rev. 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.

  1. ^ Fergus M. Bordewich, Bound for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad, America's First Civil Rights Movement, at 318 (Amistad 2005).