Smithsonian Magazine

After the 'King of the Underground Railroad' Escaped From Slavery, He Led 1,500 Others to Freedom (opens in new tab)

Jermain Wesley Loguen opened his home to fugitives fleeing the South. He publicized this work openly, risking arrest or even re-enslavement

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