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Princetonians in Georgia
by Trip Henningson | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
The lives and careers of Princeton’s early students from Georgia, who went on to hold prominent political positions during the colonial and Revolutionary periods, illustrate one of the key paradoxes of American history: the interconnection of slavery and liberty from the time of the country's founding.

Moses Taylor Pyne and the Sugar Plantations of the Americas
by Maeve Glass | Reconstruction to Present (1865-)
The financial contributions of Moses Taylor Pyne (Class of 1877), one of Princeton's most prominent benefactors, reveal the complex relationship between Princeton, the American sugar trade, and the slave economy.

Navigating Slavery: Robert F. Stockton and the Limits of Antislavery Thought
by Craig Hollander | Antebellum (1820-1861), Civil War (1861-1865)
Robert Field Stockton, a naval officer and supporter of the American Colonization Society, embodied the College of New Jersey’s struggle—and eventual failure—to reconcile the cruelties of slavery with a desire to encourage harmony between the North and South.

Samuel Hopkins and the Paradoxical Legacy of Jonathan Edwards Sr.
by John T. Lowe | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Patriot and theologian Samuel Hopkins (1721-1803) vigorously opposed slavery throughout his life. Paradoxically, his antislavery theology was inspired by his mentor, the slave-owning Princeton president Jonathan Edwards Sr.

James Collins Johnson: The Princeton Fugitive Slave
by Lolita Buckner Inniss | Antebellum (1820-1861)
James Collins Johnson, a fugitive slave freed after an 1843 trial in Princeton, became a prominent figure in town and on campus over the course of his many decades working at the College of New Jersey.
Primary Sources

Ingenio La Ponina
1857 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Interior of an estate that supplied sugar to Moses Taylor & Co.

"Historical Geography"
1888 | Reconstruction to Present (1865-)
An 1888 map of the United States, noting "God's Blessing Liberty" in the North, and "God's Curse Slavery" in the South.

Casa De Caldera Del Ingenio Sta. Rosa
1857 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Interior of an estate that supplied sugar to Moses Taylor & Co.

Personal Check of José Baró
April 14, 1867 | Reconstruction to Present (1865-)
Personal check of Cuban planter and trader José Baró, dated 1867.

Letter from Joseph T. Crawford to the Captain-General of Cuba
May 16, 1859 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Documents that reveal the simultaneous demand for cargo ships and slaves.
News

Three Ways America’s Elite Universities Benefited from Slavery
Time, 11/7/17
Several major American universities have made efforts in the past year to acknowledge their historical ties to slavery, digging into their archives and publishing reports on the various ways their institutions benefited from the slave trade.

Reparations Now
The Daily Princetonian, 11/5/20
Princeton owned up to its past with the Princeton and Slavery project. While acknowledging this past, the University should make an effort to help those directly affected by it.