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
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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
Black Student Activism in Camden
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This collection consists of student publications, flyers, and other materials related to the Black student protest movement at Rutgers-Camden…
Featured Exhibit
NAACP in New Brunswick: Saving Silas Parmore
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This exhibit sheds light on the forgotten history of the New Brunswick branch of the NAACP in the 1920s. The...