The Scarlet and Black Digital Archive features primary sources documenting African American history at Rutgers University and in our surrounding communities. This archive serves as a companion to our three Scarlet and Black books, which trace the history of race at Rutgers from slavery to Black Lives Matter.
Looking for slavery documents? Check out our new searchable database:
New Jersey Slavery Records.
For oral histories, see our companion site Black Voices at Rutgers.
These digital projects are created and maintained by the research team at the Scarlet and Black Research Center, an arm of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.
Recently Added Items
Receipt issued to Jacob Van Dike related to Harry, a Black man carried away by followers of the British army
1782-06-17
Dunn, James
Receipt issued to Jacob Van Dike and signed by James Dunn, Joseph Thickstun, David Dunham. For a transcript of this document and additional…
Featured Collection
Anti-Apartheid Activism at Rutgers
This collection consists of photographs, ephemera, student newspaper clippings, and other materials related to anti-apartheid activism at Rutgers.…
Featured Exhibit
Rutgers African American Alumni Gallery: The Forerunner Generation
In 1892, James Dickson Carr became the first black man to graduate from Rutgers University. Over the course of the...