The Princeton Fugitive Slave: The Trials Of James Collins Johnson

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.

• | Author: Lolita Buckner Inniss
• | Publisher: Fordham University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 03, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Education
• | ISBN-10: 0823285340
• | ISBN-13: 9780823285341