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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.

The Witherspoon-Jackson Community
by Rina Azumi | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820), Antebellum (1820-1861)
The Witherspoon-Jackson community, centered around Witherspoon Street, comprised the heart of Princeton’s African-American community during the 19th century.

Peter Scudder
by Brett Diehl | Antebellum (1820-1861), Civil War (1861-1865)
Peter Scudder rose from humble beginnings to become a successful businessman and a notable member of the free black community in Princeton.

Commencement Orations
by Teal Arcadi and Julia Grummitt | Antebellum (1820-1861)
As tensions over slavery led to sectional crisis in the first half of the 19th century, Princeton’s commencement addresses became increasingly pro-slavery in tone.

Princeton Academies and Slavery
by Zena Kesselman | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Local academies in Princeton helped maintain the relationship between the College of New Jersey and the South.
Primary Sources

"Murderer Freed, Will Work Here"
October 16, 1909 | Reconstruction to Present (1865-)
Article announcing the release of John Collins, an African American man convicted of the murder of a Princeton undergraduate in 1895.

Stolen Mare
June 14, 1780 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Newspaper advertisement for a stolen horse, believed to have been taken by a runaway slave.

"Negro Boy" to be sold by Samuel Stanhope Smith
November 20, 1780 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Newspaper advertisement for a slave sale by Professor Samuel Stanhope Smith

"30 Dollars Reward" for John Killman
November 1, 1816 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
1816 advertisement for a runaway slave named John Killman.

Lindor and "Young Mulatto Girl"
April 27, 1802
Newspaper advertisement for two runaway slaves