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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.
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.
Princeton and the New Jersey Colonization Society
by Kimberly Klein | Antebellum (1820-1861)
More than half of the officers and founding members of the New Jersey Colonization Society were Princeton affiliates.
Princeton in the Newspapers
by Zena Kesselman | Antebellum (1820-1861)
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.
Primary Sources
Map of the United States, Canada, Mexico and the West Indies with Central America
1853 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, cities, territories, and political borders.
"To be sold cheap for Cash"
November 11, 1783 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Newspaper advertisement for the sale of an enslaved woman.
"An Essay on the Causes of the Variety of Complexion"
[1787] 1810 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Samuel Stanhope Smith's "Essay on the Cause of the Variety of Complexion and Figure in the Human Species," originally published in 1787.
"Letters on the Colonization Society"
1832 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Pamphlet supporting the American Colonization Society, published in response to "the ardent opposition" of "some of our white citizens, and by a number of the free coloured population."
American Colonization Society Fundraising Notice
November 14, 1874 | Reconstruction to Present (1865-)
A fundraising notice placed by John Maclean Jr. in support of the New Jersey branch of the American Colonization Society.
News
Can Art Amend Princeton’s History of Slavery?
The Atlantic, 11/9/17
A new sculpture project thoughtfully grapples with the university’s historical participation in slavery.
Toni Morrison Praises Princeton & Slavery Project Research
Planet Princeton, 11/27/17
Morrison gave a keynote address at the Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium in November 2017.