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"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.

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"Murderer Freed, Will Work Here," Trenton Times, 16 October 1909.

Format PNG Item Type Article Newspaper Trenton Times Place of Publication Trenton, NJ
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