Scarlet and Black: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History Volume 1

Contributor(s): Adams, Beatrice J (Contribution by), Armstead, Shauni (Contribution by), Bayker, Jesse (Contribution by), Blakley, Christopher (Contribution by), Boyd, Kendra (Contribution by), Carey, Miya (Contribution by), Esty, Kaisha (Contribution by), Fuentes, Marisa J (Contribution by), Johnson, Tracey (Contribution by), Manuel, Daniel (Contribution by), Pujols, Jomaira Salas (Contribution by), Sutter, Brenann (Contribution by), Townsend, Camilla (Contribution by), Walker, Pamela N (Contribution by), Wiesner, Caitlin Reed (Contribution by), White, Deborah Gray (Contribution by), Wierda, Meagan (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9781978816367

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Hardcover

$52.95

Pub Date: April 17, 2020

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: 16 to UP

Physical Info: 0.90" H x 9.10" L x 5.90" W ( 1.05 lbs) 222 pages

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Description: Scarlet and Black documents the history of Rutgers's connection to slavery, which was neither casual nor accidental--nor unusual. Like most early American colleges, Rutgers depended on slaves to build its campuses and serve its students and faculty. The contributors offer this history as a usable one--to strengthen Rutgers and help direct its course for the future.

The work of the Committee on Enslaved and Disenfranchised Population in Rutgers History.

Review Quotes: According to the Committee's research published in the book Scarlet and Black: Slavery and Disposession in Rutgers History, Sojourner Truth and her parents were owned by Rutgers' first president.-- "RU-tv Network"