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Stories
What Princeton Owes to Firestone’s Exploitation of Liberia
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Forced labor in Liberia built the Firestone fortune—and transformed Princeton. The story of Firestone, Liberia, and Princeton reveals how racist exploitation entangled and enriched Nassau Hall in the century that followed the U.S. Civil War.
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"New Library For University Assured; Named For Firestone"
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Article from The Princeton Herald announcing funding from the Firestone family for a new library on campus.
Did You Know...?Money from Cuban sugar plantations drove the expansion of the Princeton campus.
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