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"The Celebrated Alexander Dumas Watkins": Princeton's First Black Instructor
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Alexander Dumas Watkins (1855-1903), a self-taught biologist, conducted significant scientific research alongside Princeton University professors from the 1880s until his death in 1903. Despite holding no formal academic position, Watkins worked in Princeton’s laboratories and taught courses as the University’s first Black instructor—and the last until the 1950s.
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"Princeton Men Won Sheepskins By Negro's Aid"
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1938 article describing Alexander Dumas Watkins's role as a Princeton instructor.
Did You Know...?African Americans worked on campus as students, staff, and teaching assistants.
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