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Stories
The Riot of 1846
by R. Isabela Morales | Antebellum (1820-1861)
In June 1846, more than a dozen Southern students mobbed, whipped, and nearly killed an African American man in Princeton—but only after fighting off another group of classmates who opposed them. This brief flashpoint of violence, in which Princeton students came to blows after dividing along regional lines, revealed the tensions over race and slavery present even at a college known for its moderate conservatism.
African Americans on Campus, 1746-1876
by Joseph Yannielli | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820), Antebellum (1820-1861)
African Americans were a constant presence at the College of New Jersey as servants, support staff, research and teaching assistants, and students. They labored under harsh conditions on a campus dominated by racism and white supremacy.
Tracing Princeton’s Connections to Slavery: An Archivist’s View
by April C. Armstrong | Reconstruction to Present (1865-)
The work of collecting and organizing primary source material on Princeton’s connections to slavery required coordinated efforts of faculty, students, and library staff. This essay highlights some of the ways Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library staff have provided valuable specialized knowledge for the Princeton & Slavery Project.
Princeton and Abolition
by Joseph Yannielli | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820), Antebellum (1820-1861), Civil War (1861-1865)
Princeton’s faculty and students actively opposed abolition, creating a climate of fear and intimidation around the subject during the 19th century. Although some Princeton affiliates were critical of slavery, the institution demonstrated a catastrophic failure of leadership on the greatest moral question of the age.
Primary Sources
The Nassau Rake
1852-1854 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Issues of the Nassau Rake, 1852-1854, published by the sophomore class.
"The Early Bootlick Gets the Grade"
1860 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Excerpt from an 1860 play mocking an abolitionist, published in the Nassau Rake.
"Gansevoort and Black Jim"
June 28, 1854 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
A dialogue between former slave James Collins Johnson and Henry Sanford Gansevoort (class of 1855).
"Scene from Real Life"
June 29, 1853 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Cartoon from a student newspaper, The Nassau Rake, depicting two white men commenting on the attractiveness of Black women in Princeton.
"The Duel"
1859 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
A short play about Border Ruffians and Abolitionists, involving members of the class of 1860.