In 1845 , construction began on the Macedonia Baptist Church , a meeting spot in the Michigan and William Street neighborhood where blacks first settled .
Fugitive black slaves began making their way northward to Buffalo in the 1840s , and also settled on the city 's East Side .
In 1845 , construction began on the Macedonia Baptist Church , a meeting spot in the Michigan and William Street neighborhood where blacks first settled .
Fugitive black slaves began making their way northward to Buffalo in the 1840s , and also settled on the city 's East Side .