African Association of New Brunswick

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NJS-ORG-00001
Description
The African Association of New Brunswick was established in 1817 by free and enslaved people of color to gather and discuss education, religion, and racial uplift. The organization raised funds to establish a school for black children, the African School in New Brunswick. The organization was active for 7 years until 1824. This was the first organization established by people of African descent in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Archival materials from the organization have been preserved at Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries, in the collection titled African Association of New Brunswick (N.J.). Minute Book, 1817-1824 (MC 50). The Scarlet and Black research team at Rutgers University has digitized and transcribed the minute book and permission slips from this collection. These sources have been integrated into the New Jersey Slavery Records database.
Organization Place
New Brunswick
Same As
LC Control no. n 85203197 (Library of Congress Authorities)
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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