Matthew Ballard

Tag: African American History

February 2, 2018

Albion Native was University of Rochester’s First African American Student

Vol. 4, No. 5 The history of Orleans County’s African American population in the earliest decades of our area is scarce and unknown in many aspects. Some residents may be…

Overlooked Orleans African American History, Education, Orleans County, Village of Albion

January 25, 2018

Matthew Ballard

Early Calls for Abolitionist Lectures Fell on Deaf Ears in Orleans County

Volume 4, Issue 4 As we near Black History Month in February, I was researching local African American families in Orleans County and attempting to assemble an understanding of this…

Overlooked Orleans African American History, Famous People, Orleans County, Religion, Social Reform, Town of Barre, Town of Clarendon, Town of Gaines, Town of Ridgeway, Village of Albion, Village of Medina