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New Jersey residents might like to think that, as Northerners, we don t share the South s brutal slave history.
We would be wrong. New Jersey was known as the slave state of the North, said Elaine Buck, who co-founded the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum in Hopewell with Beverly Mills in 2018.
The legacy of slavery is hidden in plain sight all over the map, in family names like Berkeley, Carteret, Beverwyck, Morris, Livingston and Schuyler, whose wealth and power was founded, in part, on slave labor.
We would be wrong. New Jersey was known as the slave state of the North, said Elaine Buck, who co-founded the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum in Hopewell with Beverly Mills in 2018.
The legacy of slavery is hidden in plain sight all over the map, in family names like Berkeley, Carteret, Beverwyck, Morris, Livingston and Schuyler, whose wealth and power was founded, in part, on slave labor.
In 1800, there were about 12,000 slaves in the state. By 1830, New Jersey was home to more than two-thirds of the entire slave population of the North.
Bergen County was the state s slaveholding center. Scholars estimate that by the late 1700s, enslaved people made up about 20% of Bergen s population and 40% of its labor force.
Princeton hosts Black History Month events that connect, educate and celebrate
Emily Aronson, Office of Communications
Feb. 16, 2021 4:46 p.m.
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Black history is a part of all our histories. In recognition of Black History Month, Princeton University will host virtual conversations, classes, exhibits and educational resources that recognize the lives and achievements of Black people in the context of Princeton’s and the country’s history.
While many events were held earlier this month, the following is a list of Black history-related programs still to come. All events will take place virtually. If you would like to add your department’s upcoming event or ongoing program to this story, please email Emily Aronson in the Office of Communications.