Spectrum News is highlighting local trail-blazers as part of Black History Month. 

The University of Rochester shared a picture of Charles Augustus Thompson who it says was the first African-American graduate of the U of R. That was in 1891. 

The university says Thompson continued his studies and went on to work in Memphis as a principal, teacher, chiropractic practitioner, and later as a preacher. 

The U of R has hosted a Charles Augustus Thompson lecture series in his honor.