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HISTORIES

SOJOURNER TRUTH

Born Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth was an abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Read more to learn about the connection between Sojourner Truth’s family and Rutgers University.

Since New Brunswick’s founding, black people have lived and built the city. New Brunswick and Rutgers University hold strong ties to the history of slavery in America. Read more to learn about the history of slavery at Rutgers University and in New Jersey.

Read more to learn about how the civil war period unfolded in New Brunswick.

SLAVERY & RUTGERS

CIVIL WAR

EARLY BLACK SCHOOLS

Read more to learn about New Brunswick's first schools for black students.

Read more to learn about the civil rights movement in New Brunswick

Read more to learn about the historical development of the public school system in New Brunswick, and the impact this had on Black students.

CIVIL RIGHTS

SCHOOL SEPERATION

Read more to learn about Black history being made today in New Brunswick.

BLACK ISSUES TODAY

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