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Princeton and South Carolina
by Lesa Redmond | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Princeton alumni from South Carolina owned successful plantations, large numbers of slaves, and served as leaders in the Confederate cause during the Civil War.
Endowed Professorships
by Ryan Dukeman | Reconstruction to Present (1865-)
Of Princeton's more than 160 endowed professorships and lectureships, four honor men who derived their fortunes from slave labor or contributed to the legacy of slavery in New Jersey and the United States.
Princeton and Mississippi
by Trip Henningson | Antebellum (1820-1861)
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.
Henry Kollock
by Jessica R. Mack | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Henry Kollock (1778-1819) was a Princeton professor, pastor, and slave owner. He appeared in the first fugitive slave narrative: Life of William Grimes, a Runaway Slave.
Cezar Trent
by Brett Diehl | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Cezar Trent, one of the elite free Black citizens of antebellum Princeton, was the employee of a prominent landowner, the object of a town resident's published recollections, and a slave owner himself.
Primary Sources
Mariano Rolando to Moses Taylor & Co.
July 24, 1874 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
A letter that reveals the close relationship between the firm of Moses Taylor and its suppliers in Cuba.
F.G. Rolando to Moses Taylor & Co.
July 19, 1853 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
A letter from F.G. Rolando, a Cuban supplier, to the firm of Moses Taylor & Co.
Order from Tomás Terry
October 2, 1856 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
An order from Tomás Terry for two cargo ships.
New-Orleans Wholesale Prices Current
December 31, 1836 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
A list of current wholesale prices that Moses Taylor & Co. received from New Orleans.
Letter from Sarah Gibbes to John Gibbes
1783 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820), Antebellum (1820-1861)
A letter from Sarah Gibbes to her son John Gibbes (Class of 1784) in which she encourages him to maintain ties to the Boudinots and Stocktons, wealthy New Jersey families.
News
New Work by American Artist Titus Kaphar to Be Unveiled November 8th
Princeton University Art Museum Press Release, 10/12/2017
A new sculpture by leading American artist Titus Kaphar will be installed in front of Princeton University’s Maclean House.
The Princeton & Slavery Project Will Host a Scholarly Symposium Nov. 17-18
Scholars will discuss newly unearthed stories about Princeton’s historical engagement with the institution of slavery.
Princeton Wrestles with the Ghosts of Slavery
AmericanTheatre.org, 10/30/2017
Seven plays commissioned by the McCarter Theatre Center explore the University's historical connections to slavery.
Putting the Ghosts of Princeton’s Racial Past Onstage
The New York Times, 11/6/17
The voices of enslaved people can be hard to hear in the archives. But they are front and center in the Princeton & Slavery Plays, a suite of seven 10-minute works that will have their premieres at the McCarter Theater on Nov. 18 and 19.
Princeton Digs Deep into Its Fraught Racial History
The New York Times, 11/6/17
Princeton University has a long history connected to slavery, which has remained hidden until now.
Events
The Princeton & Slavery Symposium
The Princeton & Slavery Project will celebrate its public launch November 17-18 with a scholarly symposium.
Artist Talk: Titus Kaphar
Thursday, November 16, 2017
5:30pm
McCosh 10, Princeton University
Princeton & Slavery: A Paradox of American History
Thursday, May 3
6:30 pm Reception; 7 pm Presentation and Discussion
Princeton Club of NY (15 West 43rd St.)
The Princeton & Slavery Project: What We Learned and How We Learned It
Saturday, June 2
8:45 to 10 am
McCormick Hall, Room 106
Videos
Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium - Panel 1
"Some of What We've Learned," a panel presentation at the Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium in November 2017.
Participants: Trip Henningson ('16), Craig B. Hollander (The College of New Jersey), R. Isabela Morales (Princeton University), Lesa Redmond ('17), Joseph Yannielli (Yale University)
Moderator: Daniel J. Linke (Princeton University)
Event Photos
Panel 1 - Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium
"Some of What We've Learned," a panel presentation at the Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium in November 2017.