Immigrants of African descent came to Texas first as free blacks seeking opportunity under the Spanish and Mexican governments then as enslaved people from the deep South then after the Civil War, a new wave of immigration began. Kere, Alwyn Barr considers each era, giving reade…
Discusses the experiences of immigrants of African descent in Texas, and examines their social and cultural contributions to the Lone Star State. Includes illustrations, biographical sketches, a time line, and newspaper excerpts.
Discusses the experiences of immigrants of African descent in Texas, and examines their social and cultural contributions to the Lone Star State. Includes illustrations, biographical sketches, a time line, and newspaper excerpts.
This new Seminar Study surveys the history of U.S. territorial expansion from the end of the American Revolution until 1860. The book explores the concept of 'manifest destiny' and asks why, if expansion was 'manifest', there was such opposition to almost every expansionist inci…
This new Seminar Study surveys the history of U.S. territorial expansion from the end of the American Revolution until 1860. The book explores the concept of 'manifest destiny' and asks why, if expansion was 'manifest', there was such opposition to almost every expansionist inci…