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Princeton’s Founding Trustees
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A firm majority of Princeton's founding trustees (sixteen out of twenty-three) bought, sold, traded, or inherited slaves during their lifetimes.
Slavery and the 1820 Trustees
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As the institution of slavery slowly declined in 18th and 19th-century New Jersey, the Trustees of 1820 reflected the changing face of pro- and antislavery thought in the state—variously owning slaves, supporting gradual emancipation or African colonization, and advocating for immediate abolition.
Moses Taylor Pyne and the Sugar Plantations of the Americas
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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.
Fundraising for Nassau Hall
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Many of the donors and fundraisers who contributed to the construction of Nassau Hall had substantial personal, familial, or business ties to slavery and the slave trade.
Princeton and the New Jersey Colonization Society
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More than half of the officers and founding members of the New Jersey Colonization Society were Princeton affiliates.
Primary Sources
Moses Pyne appointment to the Board of Trustees
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A handwritten note from President James McCosh on Moses Taylor Pyne's appointment to the Board of Trustees.
1810 Census Entry for Andrew Bayard
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1810 census entry showing trustee Andrew Bayard owning three slaves.
1830 Census Entry for Charles Ewing
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1830 Census entry for trustee Charles Ewing.
1800 Federal Census Entry for Robert Lenox
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1800 Federal Census entry for trustee Robert Lenox.
1830 Census Entry for Andrew Kirkpatrick
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1830 Federal Census entry for trustee Andrew Kirkpatrick, owner of one slave.
News
Trustees Name Garden for Betsey Stockton, Arch for Jimmy Johnson
Princeton.edu, 4/17/18
The Princeton University trustees have accepted recommendations to name a publicly accessible garden between Firestone Library and Nassau Street for Betsey Stockton and to name the easternmost arch in East Pyne Hall for James Collins “Jimmy” Johnson.
Princeton Research Project Explores Past Ties to Slavery
Princeton University, 11/6/17
That a slave sale took place on campus and that the first nine Princeton presidents were slaveholders at some point in their lives are two of the major findings from a sweeping new endeavor by Princeton scholars and students to explore the ties of early University trustees, presidents, faculty and students to the institution of slavery.
Princeton University Launches Princeton & Slavery Website
The Daily Princetonian, 11/6/17
The Princeton & Slavery Project explores how early University trustees, faculty, and students were connected to the institution of slavery.
Princeton & Slavery: The Scientist’s Assistant
Princeton Alumni Weekly, 11/8/17
Famed professor Joseph Henry had an indispensable helper in his lab: a free black man, Sam Parker.
Princeton Confronts Its Slave-Owning Past with an 'Anti-Monument'
The Huffington Post, 11/28/17
Titus Kaphar's work for the Princeton & Slavery Project tells a story of buried history.