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Stories
Princeton and South Carolina
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Princeton alumni from South Carolina owned successful plantations, large numbers of slaves, and served as leaders in the Confederate cause during the Civil War.
Princeton and Mississippi
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Princeton students and their families lived in the Mississippi area decades before statehood in 1817. From the 1790s to the Civil War, Mississippians at the College of New Jersey came from elite families who built their wealth on cotton and slave labor.
Princeton in the Newspapers
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News about the College of New Jersey and its students—including their connections to the South—spread across the country through multiple forms of print media.
The Witherspoon-Jackson Community
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The Witherspoon-Jackson community, centered around Witherspoon Street, comprised the heart of Princeton’s African-American community during the 19th century.
Princeton and Slavery: Holding the Center
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Princeton University, founded as the College of New Jersey in 1746, exemplifies the central paradox of American history. From the start, liberty and slavery were intertwined.
Primary Sources
Map of Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey
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A map showing the town of Princeton in 1852.
The Nassau Rake
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Issues of the Nassau Rake, 1852-1854, published by the sophomore class.
Route of Ann Maria Davison
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Ann Maria Davison's route, drawn on John Bevan's 1852 map of Princeton and Mercer County, New Jersey.
"Tribute of Respect"
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A statement of regret by the Whig and Clio societies over the death of one of their members, Norman A. Griffin, printed in a Montgomery newspaper.
$1000 Subscription from David Leavitt
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Note stating that in October 1835 David Leavitt subscribed $1,000 to Princeton on two conditions: that students be admitted to the college without regard for color, and that that Princeton’s intention to admit students on this basis be published in two New York papers.