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Christian - Post American Revolution

(In the abolition section)

Gradual abolition of slavery in New Jersey evidently did not stop the trading of slaves between states. According to a 1828 census New Brunswick contained a slave population that was 4.2% of the population compared to whites. There is also evidence of the jail in New Brunswick being used to unfairly imprison freed blacks alongside runaway slaves. Owners had commonly sold slaves who were supposed to be freed by abolition laws to other states, where they would continue to be enslaved.

Doug Maher - Colonial Period

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While enslaved Africans could be admitted to the Church, the church itself did not prohibit their enslavement. In fact, the Church did not even find that enslavement sinful.

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The liberties of the enslaved peoples of New Jersey were formally curtailed under a law passed in 1704, a so-called 'slave code'. This code prohibited the owning of property for not only slaves, but also free African Americans as well. In addition, it made certain actions illegal for African Americans, like staying out past curfew, that were not illegal for European Americans.

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Old Queen's, the oldest building on the Rutgers University campus, was built with the help of enslaved people. One of them was named Will.

Colleen - Civil War:

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During this time of division in the United States, many people believed that New Jersey was leaning more towards the Confederate rather than the Union. This is because of the many slaves that were still in captivity within the state, as well as, according to an article in the New York Times, their distance with political conflicts. However, this theory was proven wrong by the end of the war, as about 10% of the state's population battled for the Union, with thirty-four New Jersey soldiers winning the Medal of Honor.

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Although New Jersey was still a state of slavery, there were some African-American populations that were considered free. Such a population existed in Monmouth county, just as the Civil War was about to ignite, allowing black men and women to build upon their own land and live by their own culture. This freedom was a great achievement at the time, and prompted many black men to fight for their independence and citizenship, which they won in 1870.

Joseph-Introduction:

New Jersey colonists continued to import slaves from Africa, and the Caribbean during the mid-18th century. (Will go in the first paragraph.)

Recently, Rutgers University moved to rectify its past wrongs and connections to slavery during its 250th anniversary celebration. (Last sentence of Intro section.)

June -

This paragraph will go under the heading "Abolition of Slavery" in between the 2nd and 3rd existing paragraphs in the Wikipedia Article

According to James Gigantino, During the early nineteenth century in New Jersey, there were more female than male slaves. After the passage of the Act of Gradual Abolition in New Jersey in 1804, a greater number of advertisements in the state for the full-title sale of female slaves of child-bearing age were published. Female slaves and their reproductive capabilities were highly valuable because their children would be born as slaves for a term, even after the 1804 Act of Gradual Abolition. However, domestic skills and labor also had an impact on the value and marketability of female slaves. In more urban areas of the state, like New Brunswick, NJ, there were a greater number of slave sale advertisements for female slaves prior to and post-passage of the1804 Act of Gradual Abolition. This was because female slaves were more highly favored for domestic work, which was more prominent in urban spaces like New Brunswick. Enslaved women, however were not confined to this work, and also performed manual labor across the state of New Jersey.

Yet the Gradual Abolition Act of 1804 did not guarantee that a slave born after 1804 would gain their freedom. Slaveholders would regularly sell those slaves down south to states like Louisiana before the slaves reached manumission age, so they could make money off of them. By the 1830's, slavery was on the decline in New Jersey.

Ryan- Abolition: At this time, African Americans made up 6% of the total population of New Jersey. New Brunswick had a large African American Population at a around 11%. This added to the reasons why New Brunswick was a favorable location for runaways, but it also made the city into a popular site for slave hunters, who wished to enforce The Fugitive Slave Laws of 1850.

NOTES FOR CLASS

History of Slavery in NJ Article Sections:
 * Civil War -- Colleen
 * Abolition of Slavery: Importance of Enslaved women to the continuation of the inter/intrastate slave trade - June
 * Introduction section, adding citations there. --Joseph

Brainstorm Ideas for History of Slavery in New Jersey: June Titus Individual Assignment 02/21/2018
 * Interstate/Instrastate Commerce of Slavery - Van Wickle
 * Newspaper Sale of enslaved people / indentured people
 * Newspaper Advertisement for the reward for captured runaway slaves

Even after the 1804 gradual abolition law was passed, the interstate and intrastate economy of slavery continued in full force. In one newspaper, the True American [Trenton, NJ], dated June 21, 1813, there are a multitude of advertisements based around the slave-trade economy. One of the advertisements is titled “25 Dollar Reward” for the capture of a runaway slave by the name of Dan. The advertisement provides a detailed description of Dan’s height, clothing, and known travel route. Just below the “25 Dollar Reward” advertisement is another advertisement for the sale of a thirty-two year old black woman who was being imprisoned temporarily until a suitable buyer could be found. Although this paper dates from 1813, twelve years after the institution of the gradual abolition law provides information that those who were born before July 4, 1804 did not see much change in the legal status of their own lives, and the sale and capture of slaves during this time was still prevalent.

True American [Trenton, NJ], Trenton, NJ, 06-21-1813 “25 Dollars Reward” “A Negro Woman for Sale”

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