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Texas founding father Stephen F. Austin insisted Texas could not survive without slavery


Texas founding father Stephen F. Austin insisted Texas could not survive without slavery
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A photo of Charlie and Isabella Brown. He was an ex-slave who became the largest taxpayer in Brazoria County and died a millionaire. Brown built a business domain in Brazoria County and eventually purchased the plantation where his wife, Isabella, had once worked as a slave. Isabella died Jan. 30, 1906. Charlie died Aug. 30, 1920.Gary Coronado, Staff / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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African American male picking potatoes, possibly prisoners from the Imperial State Prison Farm; three men on horseback oversee the work in 1909.Library of Congress / Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less ....

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Texas founding father Stephen F. Austin insited Texas could not survive without slavery


Texas founding father Stephen F. Austin insisted Texas could not survive without slavery
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A photo of Charlie and Isabella Brown. He was an ex-slave who became the largest taxpayer in Brazoria County and died a millionaire. Brown built a business domain in Brazoria County and eventually purchased the plantation where his wife, Isabella, had once worked as a slave. Isabella died Jan. 30, 1906. Charlie died Aug. 30, 1920.Gary Coronado, Staff / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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African American male picking potatoes, possibly prisoners from the Imperial State Prison Farm; three men on horseback oversee the work in 1909.Library of Congress / Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less ....

Wharton County , United States , New York , Brazoria County , Sam Houston , Rice University , Fort Bend County , Coahuilay Tejas , Jared Groce , James Throckmorton , Juan Seguin , Pierre Laffite , J Frank Dobie , William Barret Travis , Frederick Law Olmsted , Eugenec Barker , Stephenf Austin , Jim Bowie , Caleb Mcdaniel , Abraham Lincoln , Jose Antonio Navarro , Randolphb Campbell , Gordon Granger , Coahuilay Tejas Congress , Would Texas , Mexican Texas ,