Princeton University
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- Alternate Name
- College of New Jersey
- Identifier
- NJS-ORG-00005
- Description
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Princeton University is a private Ivy League university. It was founded as the College of New Jersey in 1746 by a group of Presbyterian ministers. The college was originally founded in Elizabeth, New Jersey, but moved to Newark a year later. The college moved to its present home in Princeton in 1756. The institution was renamed Princeton University in 1896.
The Princeton & Slavery Project investigates the University’s involvement with the institution of slavery and ongoing legacies of institutional racism. Many stories and primary sources related to this history can be found on the Princeton & Slavery Project website (https://slavery.princeton.edu/). The project has partnered with New Jersey Slavery Records to contribute records to this database. - Organization Place
- Princeton
- References
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Princeton & Slavery Project website. https://slavery.princeton.edu/.
Princeton University official website. https://www.princeton.edu.
- Same As
- Princeton University (Wikipedia)
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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