118Results for "Princeton, NJ"
Stories
Indians, Slavery and Princeton
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Princeton’s history of Indian education, dating back to the 18th century, illustrates white Americans’ ambivalent views of American Indians.
Student Autograph Books and Collegiate Friendships
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Antebellum autograph books reveal the intimate, cross-sectional friendships northern and southern Princeton students formed in the years before the Civil War.
Samuel Finley
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Presbyterian minister Samuel Finley (1715-1766) was one of the College of New Jersey’s founding trustees and its fifth president. Upon his death in 1766, six of his slaves were sold at the President’s House on campus.
Princeton and the New Jersey Colonization Society
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More than half of the officers and founding members of the New Jersey Colonization Society were Princeton affiliates.
The Civil War Comes to Princeton in 1861
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Tensions between Unionist and Secessionist students reached their peak in 1861, shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War.
Primary Sources
"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.
"Scene from Real Life"
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Cartoon from a student newspaper, The Nassau Rake, depicting two white men commenting on the attractiveness of black women in Princeton.
"Petitioners Oppose Decision in Till Case"
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Text of Princeton student petition opposing the acquittal of Emmett Till's murderers in 1955.
"'Klansmen' Reprimanded"
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Daily Princetonian article reporting on an undergraduate "prank" where students dressed in KKK robes threatened classmates petitioning the acquittal of Emmett Till's murderers in 1955.
"Hooded and Armed Menacing of Petitioners Exposed as Soph Prank"
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Daily Princetonian article reporting on an undergraduate "prank" where students dressed in KKK robes threatened classmates petitioning the acquittal of Emmett Till's murderers in 1955.
News
Author Toni Morrison Delivers Keynote at Princeton Slavery Symposium
NJ.com, 11/19/17
Morrison’s address explores Princeton University’s historical ties to the institution of slavery.
A Slave Auction, Slave-Owning Presidents: Princeton University Unveils a Dark Past
NJ.com, 11/8/17
The project sheds light on how slavery was a part of daily life for early Princeton faculty and students.
Princeton & Slavery (and the Arts)
State of the Arts NJ, 1/8/18
Princeton University faces its legacy of slavery in a wide-ranging history project that engages the public with art, theater, and more.
Princeton Public Library to Host Author Sharon Draper on October 24th
NJ.com, 10/10/2017
Sharon Draper will discuss her historic novel Copper Sun.
Events
Legacy and Mission: Theological Education and the History of Slavery
Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, NJ