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  2. Texas Slavery Project - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Slavery Project is a digital history project created by Andrew J. Torget, currently Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Texas.It aims to explore the expansion of slavery between the years 1837 and 1845 in the lands in and around what would eventually become the state of Texas.

  3. History of slavery in Texas - Wikipedia

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    "Uncle Dick and Aunt Angie, Davilla, Texas, slaves of Jack's grandparents" (DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University) The history of slavery in Texas began slowly at first during the first few phases in Texas' history. Texas was a colonial territory, then part of Mexico, later Republic in 1836, and U.S. state in 1845.

  4. History of Texas (1845–1860) - Wikipedia

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    Texas' annexation as a state that tolerated slavery had caused tension in the United States among slave states and those that did not allow slavery. The tension was partially defused with the Compromise of 1850 , in which Texas ceded some of its territory to the federal government to become non-slave-owning areas but gained El Paso.

  5. History of African Americans in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The African American Experience in Texas: An Anthology (2007) essays online; Glasrud, Bruce (March 2014). "Anti-Black Violence in 20th Century East Texas" (PDF). East Texas Historical Journal. - Article 13; Harper, Cecil Jr (12 June 2010). "Freedmen's Bureau in Texas". Handbook of Texas (online ed.). Texas State Historical Association. Kellar ...

  6. History of African Americans in San Antonio - Wikipedia

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    Although slavery ended after the U.S. Civil War, by the mid-1870s racial segregation became codified throughout the South, including Texas. African Americans left Texas by the tens of thousands during the Great Migration in the first half of the 20th century, seeking work and political opportunities elsewhere.

  7. Category:History of slavery in Texas - Wikipedia

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  9. Bibliography of slavery in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This bibliography of slavery in the United States is a guide to books documenting the history of slavery in the U.S., from its colonial origins in the 17th century through the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which officially abolished the practice in 1865. In addition, links are provided to related bibliographies and ...