The Princeton Fugitive Slave : The Trials of James Collins Johnson /

James Collins Johnson was an escaped slave working at Princeton University in 1843 when he was arrested and tried as a fugitive. Though convicted and slated for return to slavery, he was redeemed by a local white woman. Johnson became one of the best-known vendors at Princeton over his six-decade ca...

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Auteur principal: Inniss, Lolita Buckner (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2019.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Johnson, James Collins, > 1816-1902 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Johnson, James Collins, > 1816-1902.
Princeton University.
College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)
College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.) > History.
Slavery.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
African Americans.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Noirs americains > New Jersey > Princeton > Biographies.
Slavery > Maryland > History > 19th century.
Slavery > New Jersey > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > New Jersey > History.
African Americans > New Jersey > Princeton > Biography.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > New Jersey.
New Jersey.
Maryland.
New Jersey > Princeton.
History.
Biographies.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Timeline
  • Introduction
  • 1 James Collins of Maryland, and His Escape from Slavery
  • 2 Princeton Slavery, Princeton Freedom
  • 3 The Betrayal and Arrest of James Collins Johnson
  • 4 The Fugitive Slave Trial of James Collins Johnson
  • 5 The Rescue of James Collins Johnson
  • 6 Johnson's Princeton Life after the Trial
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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