Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City

23: Suzanne Spellen on RPI's First Black Graduate

Episode Summary

Historian and writer Suzanne Spellen shares her research on Troy's most famous Black citizen, Garnet Douglass Baltimore.

Episode Notes

In this episode, we take a closer look at the life and accomplishments of Garnet Douglass Baltimore, one of Troy's most famous Black citizens. Baltimore, a civil engineer and landscape architect, was the first Black graduate of RPI (1881) and designed Troy's Prospect Park. 

Many thanks to Suzanne Spellen for sharing her research and archive of materials for this episode.

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