Title The Princeton fugitive slave : the trials of James Collins Johnson / Lolita Buckner Inniss

Published New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2019 ©2019

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 238 pages) : illustrations Contents 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 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. This book challenges this uncomplicated account of Johnson's life Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-227) and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 03, 2019) Subject Johnson, James Collins, 1816-1902. Johnson, James Collins, 1816-1902 -- Trials, litigation, etc College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.) -- History SUBJECT College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.) fast Princeton University fast Subject Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New Jersey African Americans -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- Biography African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New Jersey -- History Slavery -- New Jersey -- History -- 19th century Slavery -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Slavery. African Americans African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. Slavery New Jersey -- Princeton Maryland New Jersey Genre/Form Trials, litigation, etc. Biographies History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780823285365 0823285367 9780823285358 0823285359 9780823285341 0823285340

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