Colton’s Larger Township Map of New Jersey, 1879

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“From 1870-1910, the number of “black New Jerseyans almost tripled, mainly because of the arrival of southern blacks. In 1890, 43 per cent [sic] of New Jersey’s blacks had been born in other states, and in 1910 the figure was 58 percent … By 1910 almost 75 percent of the state’s black residents lived in cities.”

“Only two sizable South New Jersey communities — Camden and Atlantic City —  drew significant migratory streams between 1870 and 1910. Camden, which had the state’s largest black population in 1880 and 1890, reached a little over six thousand in 1910, ranking third in the state.”
Giles R. Wright. Afro-Americans in New Jersey: A Short History. Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Historical Commission 1989, pages 45-46.

“Sources for researching the history of African Americans in New Jersey. This guide highlights materials available from the New Jersey State Library’s collections and is not intended to represent all information sources for this topic.”
New Jersey State Library, “African American History in New Jersey,” (https://libguides.njstatelib.org/aahistory), accessed November 30, 2020