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[http://lib.utexas.edu/taro/browse/browse_aal1.html The African American Library at the Gregory School]<br>Houston's first colored public school, located in historic Freedmen's Town, serves as a resource and repository to preserve, promote and celebrate the rich history and culture of African Americans in Houston, the surrounding region and the African Diaspora. | [http://lib.utexas.edu/taro/browse/browse_aal1.html The African American Library at the Gregory School]<br>Houston's first colored public school, located in historic Freedmen's Town, serves as a resource and repository to preserve, promote and celebrate the rich history and culture of African Americans in Houston, the surrounding region and the African Diaspora. | ||
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Brewer, John Mason. ''Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants'': a history of the Negro in Texas Politics from Reconstruction to Disfanchisement. FHL'''976.4F2bjm 1970''' | |||
University of Texas (San Antonio). Institute of Texas Cultures. ''Residents of Texas, 1782-1836''. 3 Vol. Vol 3 contains contains mostly translated summaries documenting the Black experience in Texas. Included are land grant requests, wills, and testaments, letters of freedom and contracts of the sale of slaves. FHL'''976.4 D2rte Vol 1-3'''. | |||
Tyler, Ronnie C. and Lawrence R. Murphy. ''The Slave Narratives of Texas''. Austin: Encino Press, 1974. FHL '''976.4 D3sl''' | |||
=== Oral Histories === | === Oral Histories === | ||
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*General Remarks--race is noted when the registrant was "colored" | *General Remarks--race is noted when the registrant was "colored" | ||
The records are | The records are categorized by county. When searching, pay close attention to other individuals with the same surname. They may be related. In some cases, whites with the same name may be members of the former slave holding family. <br>Voters' Registrations of 1867 are available on microfilm at the Texas State Archives. | ||
=== Web Resources === | === Web Resources === | ||