Survey of Trenton African-American Historic Sites

Civil Rights Workers leaving the Carver Center Oscar Laws, World War I veteran Cast of the New Lincoln School's 1941 production of the Mikado

Do you know where Frederick Douglass lectured when he visited Trenton in 1864? Where Willie Mays boarded on Spring Street while playing for the Trenton Giants in 1950? What was the club where Trenton 's African-American jazz musicians played during the 1920s? What prominent local businesses have served the African-American community for generations?

These are the types of questions the Trenton Historical Society (THS) hopes to answer with its survey of African-American historic sites in Trenton . THS invites m embers of Trenton 's African-American community, past and present, to submit information regarding historic sites - places that matter - for inclusion in this survey.

The online survey has closed, but responses are still welcome. Please download the PDF document here and answer all questions as completely as possible to assist in the identification and documentation of the historic site.
Surveys should be submitted to:

This survey is funded by a project grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission,
a division of the Department of State.

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