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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 career. This book challenges this uncomplicated account of Johnson’s life.

Table of Contents

Preface | vii
Timeline | xxiii
Introduction | 1
1 James Collins of Maryland, and His Escape from Slavery | 13
2 Princeton Slavery, Princeton Freedom | 37
3 The Betrayal and Arrest of James Collins Johnson | 57
4 The Fugitive Slave Trial of James Collins Johnson | 68
5 The Rescue of James Collins Johnson | 84
6 Johnson’s Princeton Life after the Trial | 100
Conclusion | 129
Acknowledgments | 133
Notes | 137
Bibliography | 205
Index | 229

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      Publisher: Fordham University Press
      Publication Date: 01/06/2021
      ISBN13: 9780823294077, 978-0823294077
      ISBN10: 0823294072

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 career. This book challenges this uncomplicated account of Johnson’s life.

      Table of Contents

      Preface | vii
      Timeline | xxiii
      Introduction | 1
      1 James Collins of Maryland, and His Escape from Slavery | 13
      2 Princeton Slavery, Princeton Freedom | 37
      3 The Betrayal and Arrest of James Collins Johnson | 57
      4 The Fugitive Slave Trial of James Collins Johnson | 68
      5 The Rescue of James Collins Johnson | 84
      6 Johnson’s Princeton Life after the Trial | 100
      Conclusion | 129
      Acknowledgments | 133
      Notes | 137
      Bibliography | 205
      Index | 229

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