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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

The Princeton Fugitive Slave

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      Publisher Fordham University Press
      Published 1 June 2021
      ISBN-13 9780823294077
      978-0823294077
      ISBN-10 0823294072
      Also in:
      Law: Human rights and civil liberties Higher education, tertiary education

      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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