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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

"Negro Boy" to be sold by Thomas Wiggins
December 30, 1794 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Newspaper advertisement for a slave sale.

"Forty Dollars Reward"
April 21, 1801 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Newspaper advertisement for a runaway slave

Nelly
October 24, 1809 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Advertisement for a runaway slave

Hannah
April 8, 1805 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Newspaper advertisement for a runaway slave

Lewis
February 11, 1811 | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Newspaper advertisement for a runaway slave