Opinion: Austin's only remaining slave quarters is 'our place' and it matters
It is time we learned about all of Austin’s early influencers – the enslaved and the unenslaved.
Source: statesman.com
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It is time we learned about all of Austin’s early influencers – the enslaved and the unenslaved.
It was only in recent years that the Neill-Cochran House Museum discovered the two-story outbuilding on its site was originally used to house enslaved people. Now, the museum is trying to reincorporate that history into the property's narrative — and the story of Austin as a whole.