Thrive Conference: 'This is our Reunions'
During the three-day conference, Princeton’s black community reflected on highs and lows.
The complex history of African Americans on Princeton’s campus was a recurring theme throughout the conference. During a panel on the Princeton & Slavery Project, history professor Martha Sandweiss detailed some of her research project’s findings, including that the first nine presidents of the college were slave owners and some slaves lived in the President’s House.
Did You Know...?Money from Cuban sugar plantations drove the expansion of the Princeton campus.
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