Scarlet and Black, Volume Two
Author | : Kendra Boyd |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2020-02-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781978813021 |
ISBN-13 | : 1978813023 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Download or read book Scarlet and Black, Volume Two written by Kendra Boyd and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarlet and Black documents the history of Rutgers's connection to slavery, which was neither casual nor accidental--nor unusual. Like most early American colleges, Rutgers depended on slaves to build its campuses and serve its students and faculty. The contributors offer this history as a usable one--to strengthen Rutgers and help direct its course for the future.