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fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 day agoAfter the 'King of the Underground Railroad' Escaped From Slavery, He Led 1,500 Others to Freedom
Reverend Jermain Wesley Loguen, who escaped slavery and became the 'King of the Underground Railroad,' defiantly rejected his former enslaver's extortion demand for $1,000, refusing to be intimidated despite threats of re-enslavement.