The Princeton Fugitive Slave by Lolita Buckner Inniss - 9780823294077

The Princeton Fugitive SlaveThe Trials of James Collins Johnson\nAuthor(s): Lolita Buckner Inniss\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Fordham University Press, United States\nImprint: Fordham University Press\nISBN-13: 9780823294077, 978-0823294077\nSynopsis\nWINNER, NEW JERSEY STUDIES ACADEMIC ALLIANCE BOOK AWARD\n James Collins Johnson made his name by escaping slavery in Maryland and fleeing to Princeton, New Jersey, where he built a life in a bustling community of African Americans working at what is now Princeton University. After only four years, he was recognized by a student from Maryland, arrested, and subjected to a trial for extradition under the 1793 Fugitive Slave Act. On the eve of his rendition, after attempts to free Johnson by force had failed, a local aristocratic white woman purchased Johnson's freedom, allowing him to avoid re-enslavement. The Princeton Fugitive Slave reconstructs James Collins Johnson's life, from birth and enslaved life in Maryland to his daring esca.