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Offering windows into the place of slavery in early Texas, these documents chart the evolution of slave laws, the political wrangling of the Republic of Texas with foreign governments over slavery, the buying and selling of enslaved men and women, and the centrality of slavery to early Texas society.
The Laws of Slavery in Texas makes that examination possible by combining seminal historical essays with excerpts from key legal documents from the slave period and tying them together with interpretive commentary by the foremost scholar on the subject, Randolph B. Campbell.
This section offers digitized transcriptions of letters that dealt with the issue of slavery in Texas, including diplomatic discussions between the Lone Star Republic and nations over the future of slavery in the region.
The American Slavery Documents Collection contains an assortment of legal and personal documents related to slavery in the United States.
24 Σεπ 2022 · The laws of slavery in Texas : historical documents and essays. Publication date. 2010. Topics. Slavery -- Law and legislation -- Texas -- History, African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Texas -- History, Slaves -- Emancipation -- Texas. Publisher. Austin : University of Texas Press. Collection. internetarchivebooks; printdisabled.
The history of slavery in the United States has been the subject of hundreds of works over the years, but with the important exception of Randolph B. Campbell’s 1989 groundbreaking book, the literature on the history of slavery in Texas is sparse.
1 Φεβ 2010 · The Laws of Slavery in Texas makes that examination possible by combining seminal historical essays with excerpts from key legal documents from the slave period and tying them together with interpretive commentary by the foremost scholar on the subject, Randolph B. Campbell.