Celebrating Frederick Douglass and Newark’s Abolitionist History

by lindaoppenheim | Apr 13, 2019 | Events

Rutgers University-Newark graduate student, Noelle Lorraine Williams, designed a sculpture to commemorate Frederick Douglass’s visit to Newark on April 17, 1849 to deliver an address at the former Plane Street Colored Church as a fundraiser for his North Star...

Rutgers Buildings Renamed for African Americans

by lindaoppenheim | Sep 17, 2017 | News, Truth and Reconciliation

Rutgers University has renamed its College Avenue Apartments to honor Sojourner Truth, leading abolitionist and advocate for women’s rights.  Kilmer Library on Rutgers-New Brunswick’s Livingston Campus in Piscataway has been renamed the James Dickson Carr Library...

Rutgers Annual Paul Robeson Lecture: Conversation between Harry Belafonte and Susan Robeson, Wednesday, April 5

by lindaoppenheim | Apr 4, 2017 | Events

MARCH: A Book Talk with Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Registration, March 14.

by lindaoppenheim | Mar 12, 2017 | Events

The authors will discuss MARCH, the National Book Award-winning graphic novel trilogy depicting Congressman Lewis’s life as a central figure in the civil rights movement, including the Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, the 1963 March on Washington, the...

Rutgers confronts its ties to slavery in groundbreaking report

by lindaoppenheim | Nov 19, 2016 | Documents

As the New Jersey state university approaches its 250 anniversary, President Robert Barchi established a committee that “explored aspects of [its] history that are difficult and complex,” that is, the university’s historical connection to slavery. ...