Jermain Loguen was born into slavery in Tennessee in 1813. He escaped to Canada and sought an education as an AME Zion Minister. He later made his way to Syracuse with his family. Here, he acquired property on the eastside of Syracuse, the Westcott area. At his home on East Genesee Street, he established a safe haven for the Underground Railroad. It is estimated that he assisted approximately 1,500 people escape from slavery. He was remarkable for his courage and compassion at a dangerous time in United States history.
Sarah Loguen Fraser was the fourth of Jermain Loguen's five children. She was one of the first African American women medical doctors in the United States and the first to receive her M.D. degree in 1876 from SUNY Upstate. After completing her education in Syracuse, she practiced medicine in Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C., where she earned a reputation as a caring and determined physician.
Helen Amelia Loguen Douglass married the eldest son and second child of Frederick Douglass. Lewis Henry Douglass, born in New Bedford, grew up in Rochester and was among the first African Americans to enlist in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Following the war, he married Helen Loguen. They moved to Denver in search of better financial prospects. After some time, they relocated to Washington D.C., where Mr. Douglass actively advocated for civil rights in labor unions. They had no children.
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