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Pages: 266
Authors: Jason A. Gillmer
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-01 - Publisher: University of Georgia Press

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In these absorbing accounts of five court cases, Jason A. Gillmer offers intimate glimpses into Texas society in the time of slavery. Each story unfolds along b
South to Freedom
Language: en
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Authors: Alice L Baumgartner
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-10 - Publisher: Basic Books

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A brilliant and surprising account of the coming of the American Civil War, showing the crucial role of slaves who escaped to Mexico. The Underground Railroad t
Till Freedom Cried Out
Language: en
Pages: 200
Authors: T. Lindsay Baker
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

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The 32 reminiscences presented here provide insight into the lives of the enslaved, including recollections of being sold away from parents, suffering harsh pun
Texas Slave Narratives
Language: en
Pages: 1100
Authors: Federal Writers' Project
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Freedom Colonies
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Thad Sitton
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-01-01 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

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A history of independent African American settlements in Texas during the Jim Crow era, featuring historical and contemporary photographs. In the decades follow