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Known as the Pickle King, Samuel Ballton pursued numerous ventures other than farming. He was hard working, determined and possessed of common sense. With those attributes he was able to fulfill the American Dream at a time when the American Dream was not available to most African Americans.
That is what makes Ballton’s story remarkable.
Ballton biography
He embodied the self help principles espoused by Booker T. Washington, who spent summers in Huntington during Ballton’s lifetime. It would be interesting to know if the two men ever met. Unlike Washington, Ballton never attended school.
Yet he managed to succeed in a variety of endeavors and become a respected member of his community.
Like Washington, Ballton was born into slavery. His mother was enslaved on the plantation of Vincent A. Marmaduke, which was located in Westmoreland County, Virginia about 80 miles from Washington, D.C. Ballton was born in 1838, one of nine children.
By the time he was seven years old, he was hired out to wo