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Princeton's Slaveholding Professors
by Jessica R. Mack | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820), Antebellum (1820-1861)
Many faculty members at the College of New Jersey owned slaves during the first century of the college’s history.
Princeton’s Fugitive Slaves
by Joseph Yannielli | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820), Antebellum (1820-1861)
Princeton residents published at least 28 newspaper advertisements for runaway slaves between 1774 and 1818. Each tells a unique story of courage and resistance in the face of tremendous odds.
Strategies for Escape: A Study of Fugitive Slave Ads (1770-1819)
by Andre Fernando Biehl | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Runaway slaves from the Princeton area used sophisticated knowledge of the late-18th and early-19th century’s changing legal and political landscape when they planned their escapes, forcing slave-owners to acknowledge their resourcefulness and determination to liberate themselves.
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"Negro Girl" to be sold by Elijah Slack
August 8, 1816 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
A slave sale advertised by Princeton Professor Elijah Slack.
Elsy Murray
May 14, 1818 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Newspaper advertisement for a runaway slave
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Did You Know...?African Americans worked on campus as students, staff, and teaching assistants.
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