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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 himself.
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
Route of Ann Maria Davison
May 1855 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Ann Maria Davison's route, drawn on John Bevan's 1852 map of Princeton and Mercer County, New Jersey.
"Negro Man" to be sold by Cezar Trent
January 12, 1795 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Advertisement for the sale of an enslaved man belonging to Cezar Trent, a prominent member of the Black community in Princeton.
"Edgehill School"
February 17, 1837 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
An advertisement for Edgehill School printed in a Trenton newspaper.
Woman, Girl, and Boy for sale in Princeton
April 23, 1804 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Newspaper advertisement for a slave sale in Princeton.
"Negro Boy" to be sold by Thomas Wiggins
December 30, 1794 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Newspaper advertisement for a slave sale.