African Association of New Brunswick
- Organization
- African Association of New Brunswick
- Identifier
- NJS-ORG-00001
- Description
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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
- References
- Armstead, Shaun, Brenann Sutter, Pamela Walker, and Caitlin Wiesner. “‘And I Poor Slave Yet’: The Precarity of Black Life in New Brunswick, 1766–1835.” In Scarlet and Black: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History, edited by Marisa J. Fuentes and Deborah Gray White, 91–122. Rutgers University Press, 2016. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1k3s9r0.9.
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Sources
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African Association of New Brunswick created:
- African Association of New Brunswick Minute Book (African Association of New Brunswick (N.J.). Minute Book, 1817-1824 (MC 50). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)
- Permission slip for Phillis to join the African Association, by John Neilson (Permission slip for Phillis to join the African Association, by John Neilson, January 1, 1820. African Association of New Brunswick (N.J.). Minute Book, 1817-1824 (MC 50). Unmarked folder with loose slips. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)
- Permission slip for Samuel Lane to join the African Association, by Andrew Kirkpatrick (Permission slip for Samuel Lane to join the African Association, by Andrew Kirkpatrick, January 15, 1817. African Association of New Brunswick (N.J.). Minute Book, 1817-1824 (MC 50). Loose slip glued to a back page in the Minute Book. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)
- Permission slip for Harry to join the African Association, by Abraham Staats (Permission slip for Harry to join the African Association, by Abraham Staats, January 9, 1819. African Association of New Brunswick (N.J.). Minute Book, 1817-1824 (MC 50). Unmarked folder with loose slips. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)
- Permission slip for Cato to join the African Association, by Abraham Beach (Permission slip for Cato to join the African Association, by Abraham Beach, March 1, 1817. African Association of New Brunswick (N.J.). Minute Book, 1817-1824 (MC 50). Unmarked folder with loose slips. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)
- Permission slip for Mark Harris to join the African Association, by James Neilson (Permission slip for Mark Harris to join the African Association, by James Neilson, January 21, 1817. African Association of New Brunswick (N.J.). Minute Book, 1817-1824 (MC 50). Unmarked folder with loose slips. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)
- Linked Persons
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Persons affiliated with African Association of New Brunswick:
- Linked Events
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Event related to African Association of New Brunswick:
- 1817-01-15 Membership or participation: Samuel Lane
- 1817-01-21 Membership or participation: Mark Harris Sr.
- 1818-09-05 Membership or participation: Mark Harris Sr.
- 1819-01-01 Membership or participation: Mark Harris Sr.
- 1819-01-01 Membership or participation: Samuel Lane
- 1819-01-09 Membership or participation: Henry Staats
- 1820-01-01 Membership or participation: Henry Staats
- 1820-01-01 Membership or participation: Mark Harris Sr.
- 1820-01-01 Membership or participation: Phillis Neilson
- 1820-01-01 Membership or participation: Samuel Lane
- 1820-07-01 Membership or participation: Henry Staats
- 1820-07-01 Membership or participation: Mark Harris Sr.
- 1820-07-01 Membership or participation: Phillis Neilson
- 1821-01-01 Membership or participation: Henry Staats
- 1821-01-01 Membership or participation: Mark Harris Sr.
- 1821-01-01 Membership or participation: Phillis Neilson
- 1822-01-01 Membership or participation: Henry Staats
- 1822-01-01 Membership or participation: Phillis Neilson
- 1824-01-01 Membership or participation: Henry Staats
- Resource class
- Agent
- Item sets
- ORGANIZATIONS
Part of African Association of New Brunswick
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