Colonel Nathaniel Rochester, the businessman who made his fortune in grain, nails, rope, and banking in the South before moving to Upstate New York, also made money buying and selling slaves.
Nathaniel Rochester
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Nathaniel Rochester statue defaced
The defacement of the Nathaniel Rochester statue coincides with nationwide unrest over racial injustice and Juneteenth.
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Important faces
Rochester is rich with history and there are a numerous important figures, past and present, every young Rochesterian should know.
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True or false? Rochester and slavery
Change the present A friend sent us a copy of the February 10 City article on the revelations of Nathaniel Rochester’s activities as a slave trader. It is appropriate that a complete history of significant people of the past should be made known. However, it is not enough. We feel comfortable making judgments about […]
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Portrait of a slave trader
“Abolitionist” and “suffragist” are two terms that describe Rochester’s early heroes. We can now add a third: slave trader. Colonel Nathaniel Rochester, the businessman who made his fortune in grain, nails, rope, and banking in the South before moving to Upstate New York,also made money buying and selling slaves. Rochester’s involvement in the […]
