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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.
Princeton Students Attempt to Lynch an Abolitionist
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In September 1835, a crowd of students descended on Princeton’s African American neighborhood to apprehend an abolitionist. The assault underscored the presence on campus of a large number of students committed to slavery and white supremacy.
The Princeton Immigration Restriction League (1922-1924)
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In 1922, Princeton affiliates founded a chapter of the Immigration Restriction League (IRL) on campus, advocating for restrictions on non-western European immigration into the United States. Though the organization dissolved in 1924, the IRL leaders’ commitment to white supremacy extended into their professional lives as influential 20th-century scholars.
The Murder of Frederick Ohl
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In 1895, African American Princeton resident John Collins shot and killed white Princeton student Frederick Ohl. The racially biased news coverage surrounding Collins’s trial illustrates racial tensions still present on campus and in town thirty years after the end of the Civil War.
The Alumni Subscription Campaign of 1835
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In 1835, the Alumni Association of Nassau Hall responded to financial crisis with a fundraising campaign among Princeton alumni. Many of the donors who responded were southerners with ties to slavery.
Primary Sources
American Colonization Society Fundraising Notice
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A fundraising notice placed by John Maclean Jr. in support of the New Jersey branch of the American Colonization Society.
"A Visit to the Colored People of Princeton"
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Ann Maria Davison, a visitor from New Orleans, provided a detailed picture of Princeton's black community in 1855.
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.
Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Lauds Princeton University’s Commitment to Change
CentralJersey.com, 11/21/17
Morrison’s keynote address, “‘Race,’ Imagination, and the Birthpains of Justice,” examined Princeton’s “long and complicated” involvement with slavery.