The Scarlet and Black Project Digital Archive illuminates the history of Rutgers University and slavery in New Jersey, the lives of free people of color in New Brunswick, and the experiences of the first black men and women to matriculate at the university. This archive serves as a digital companion to the Scarlet and Black books published by Rutgers Univesity Press.
Explore the exhibits that highlight key historical events and people or browse our collections of archival sources.
Our new book is here!
Our second book Scarlet and Black, Volume 2: Constructing Race and Gender at Rutgers, 1865-1945, edited by Kendra Boyd, Marisa J. Fuentes, and Deborah Gray White, has been published by Rutgers University Press. This latest volume includes: an introduction to the period studied (from the end of the Civil War through WWII) by Deborah Gray White; a study of the first black students at Rutgers and New Brunswick Theological Seminary; an analysis of African-American life in the City of New Brunswick during the period; and profiles of the earliest black women to matriculate at Douglass College.
Recently Added Items
Tribute to teacher John Chandler in the Wardlaw-Hartridge School yearbook
1979
Photograph and tribute to John T. Chandler RC1937 in the 1979 Tempora Et Mores yearbook of the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, NJ. Chandler was a…
News release from the New Jersey AAA about Arthur M. Johnson
New Jersey Automobile Club (AAA)
1962-01-31
News release stating that Arthur M. Johnson RC1943 has been appointed Membership Representative of the New Jersey Automobile Club (AAA). In addition…
Featured Collection
NAACP Clippings and Documents (1920s)
This collection consists of newspaper clippings and archival documents pertaining to the activities of the NAACP in New Brunswick in the 1920s. These…
Featured Exhibit
Rutgers 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...