BLACK HISTORY HIGHLIGHT
In Observance of Black History Month
REV. THOMAS JAMES (1804 - 1891)
Interred: Mount Hope Cemetery
Range 1 Lot 367-1/2 Northwest part
Rev.
Thomas James freed himself from slavery by following the route of the Erie
Canal west to Buffalo, where he crossed the border to Canada. After returning
to New York State, Rev. James settled in Rochester, where he organized the city's first
anti-slavery society and was a principal founder of the AME Zion Church in the
1820s. Learn more about the life of this remarkable man in his autobiography,
Reverend Thomas James, by Himself.
2010 WINTER TOURS
Three Saturdays: January 16, February 20, and March 20
Meet at 1pm at the south cemetery entrance: 1133 Mount Hope Ave., Rochester NY 14620 (opposite The Distillery Restaurant)
Admission: $4. Free to members of the Friends of Mount Hope
More information
The Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County And the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery present "ROCHESTER'S RICH HISTORY" Sunday Afternoons: 2pm - 3:30pm
Kate Gleason Auditorium -- Located in the Bausch and Lomb Public Library Building, 115 South Ave.
FREE parking on Sundays at the Court Street Garage.