Ethnic Texans

Institute of Texan Cultures' Texans Series

By all counts, most Africans who arrived in Texas before 1860 were brought in as slaves. A few came as free people, indentured servants, or escaped slaves—all categories established by other people. Whatever the case, their story is linked directly to Spanish and Anglo-American settlement which largely defined Texas.

Handbook of African American Texas

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