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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780823285341 0823285340 |