Then he laughed: "No, you ain't. Nobody took our homes away, but right off colored folks started on the move. Den I goes to Dallas and cooks for private families, and wo'ks for Marster James Ellison for 30 years. http://www.navasotaexaminer.com/news/article_93b2ddca-bf19-11e1-af8d-0019bb2963f4.html, Read more about this topic: Navasota, Texas, Culture, the acquainting ourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world, and thus with the history of the human spirit.Matthew Arnold (18221888), The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of arts audience. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. They'd hide in the cabins and then's when they found out who a lot of them Klu Kluxes was, 'cause a lot of 'em was kilt. I can't stan' much sun. Purty soon my mudder die and I jus' took up her shoes. After I was sold, they let me go visit my mother once a year, on Sunday morning, and took me back at night. Dey go in de stables and turn out de white folks' hosses and run off what dey don't take for deyself. Mos' de niggers 'have theyselves and when dey don't massa put dem in de li'l house what he call de jail, with nothin' to eat till deys ready to do what he say. Us sees no battlin' but de cannon bang all day. One day she tell us, 'De war am on us. She leaves de country fin'ly, but dey comes lookin' for her every night for two months. "She can't sell de cotton. We was all walkin' on golden clouds. She use' to let me bump on her pianny and didn' say nothin'. "When you ask me is I Pierce Harper, you kind of 'sprised me. We decided we was too soft and freedom wasn't goin' to be much to our good even if we had a education.". After the Civil War, Pierce farmed a small place near Snow Hill and saw many raids of the Klu Klux Klan. The Deputy chief resigned. In 1865, a warehouse filled with cotton and gunpowder exploded after it was WebThe key to African Americans political ascension in Texas was Reconstruction, the federal governments post-Civil War effort to rebuild the South and protect the rights of He told me once he lived in New York and, "I's borned in Grimes County, ninety years ago. Guns were made in nearby Anderson. I knows 'twon't be long till de good Lawd calls dis ole nigger to cross de Ribber Jordan and I's ready for de Lawd when he calls. But we didn't do it. "He lived in a brick house in town and had two-three slaves 'sides me. Webhistorical and genealogical records of Texas; part USGenWeb. She was a little, white-hair' woman, what never los' her temper 'bout nothin'. After learning about her experience, Willing Navasota has many shops and artisans in its historic downtown district, including antique, gift, and boutique stores and art galleries housed in old classic stone and brick structures. Iffen you did dey wouldn' let you forgit it. Dey allus sen's me for de mail, and when I fotches it, dey run to meet me, anxious like, to open de letter, and was skeert to do it. I allus did obey jis' like I was teached to do and dey didn' hafter whip me. De nex' night back dey comes and asks where Jane am. "Dis nigger have lived a long time, yas, suh! Leavin' the thicket, In 1865 a warehouse filled with cotton and gunpowder exploded after it was torched by vagrant Confederate veterans; the blast killed a number of people and started a fire that destroyed much of the original downtown, and damaged many buildings, including the post office. e. The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its The blast killed a number of people and started a fire that destroyed much of the original downtown. MOLLY HARRELL was born a slave on the Swanson plantation, near Palestine, Texas. Each spring, Navasota is a popular destination for its bluebonnet fields, the state flower of Texas. [13] A statue of Frank Hamer stands in front of city hall, honoring the time he served as city marshal. I went there after the war for a while and then I looked 'round and decided to get back. "White man, dis old cullud woman am not strong. HOMESLAVERY INDEX The population density was 1,109.7 people per square mile (428.3/km2). Guns were made in nearby Anderson, and cotton, gunpowder, and shoes were made, processed and stored there for the Southern Confederacy during the American Civil War. "I 'members seein' Faith Baldwin and Jeb Johnson and Dan Hester gittin' whupped by de Klux. Atter freedom marster go to Geo'gy to git him and bring him to Texas, but he done raisin' up anudder family dere and won't come. [4] In 2005, the Texas Legislature designated Navasota as the "Blues Capital of Texas" in honor of the late Mance Lipscomb, a Navasota native and blues musician.[5]. They worked primarily in the cotton fields, which were a major commodity crop in the area. ", "I tell dese chillun here dey ain't know nuffin'. Mistus was so lil' she couldn' lif' me but she fin'ly git me to bed. After de ole marster die dey both work in de fiel' and raise plenty vegetables to can and eat. ", "When any of de slaves git sick ol' mistus and my gramma dey doctor 'em. When us chillun git sick dey git yarbs or dey give us castor oil and turpentine. Hurrah, boys, hurrah! History of slavery: Newspaper ads used to find family after emancipation. I was bo'n in slavery, and I was a right sizeable gal when freedom come. Den she hav nice Sunday dinner for both us. Slavery was greater in the south because of the lands environmental conditions, which allowed the growth of multiple kinds of WebNavasota Map Navasota is a city in Grimes County, Texas, United States. The bust was donated to the city by the French government in 1978. CHURCHES Dat makes me 102 come nex' December. ", "Ol' marster he was good to his slaves. De ol' mistus she a pretty good doctor. Sister Johnson say to me outside of services last Sunday night, 'Brother Harper, you is de beatines' man I ever seen. Then he chuckled to himself and said: "'Warmth of the wind An Anglo-Texas man of Scots-Irish descent who suffered being kidnapped from his natural family at the age of five by a Native American raiding party, he returned to the Native American people of his own free will after being ransomed back from the Comanche. NOVEMBER 8, 2011 Large numbers of Federal Law Enforcement ATF Agents move in on Armed drug dealing gangs. He served as marshal until 1911. WebSlavery grew faster after Texas became a U.S. state in 1845. It am allus after dark when dey comes to de house and catches de man and whups him for nothin'. The investigation started after an out-of-town newspaper (The Eagle) in Brazos County reported on the possible corruption. "Did you ever stop to think that thinking don't do any good when you do it too late? Some of 'em was bigger dan others and dey put a big family in a big cabin and a li'l family in a li'l cabin. "My paw's name was Tom Vaughn and he was from the north, born free man and lived and died free to the end of his days. In the late 1860s the KKK moved into Navasota, prompting a tense confrontation between federal soldiers and a crowd of local whites on one occasion. Navasota Junior High exceeded state targets in Student Progress and Post-Secondary Readiness. A Grimes County grand jury convicted two suspects in August 2012. Ol' marster gin' and bale' he own cotton. I jus' always asks that question for fun. Dey was one Mef'dis' Chu'ch and one Baptis' Chu'ch in Jasper. He had to stay in the woods and travel at night and eat what he could find, berries and roots and things. Over in de valley, Massa Moses owns lots of land and fifty nigger families, and he gives each family a deed to 'bout fifty acres. There am embers in de fireplace and she fills a pail with dem and when de Klux busts in de door she lets dem have de embers in de face, and den out de back door she goes. ", "In good wedder dey feed us under a big tree out in de yard. But he never give 'em a patch to work for deyself. He mek 'em outer rough red russet ledder. "There was some cullud young men went to the schools they'd opened by the gov'ment. document.write(cy). Far as I cares, you is free now, and can stay here and tough it through or go where you wants. Its application scored 17 of 20 points. Luther Unit and the Wallace Pack Unit in an unincorporated area in Grimes County near Navasota. You be a good girl and try to git through de worl' dat way.' Slavery was integral to the local economy as planters depended on enslaved African Americans to labor for their large plantations. "I's too small to 'member my father, 'cause he die when I jus' a baby. I mean dat de las' time I heard of 'em dey was livin'. All de time de men's away, I could tell Missy Elline and her mamma was worried. Navasota suffered a series of disasters in the mid-1860s that severely depleted its population. The population was 7,643 at the 2020 census. JAMES HAYES, 101, was born a slave to a plantation owner whose name he does not now recall, in Shelby Co., two miles from Marshall, Texas. "But the War didn't change nothin'. ", "De ol' marster he didn' work he han's on Sunday and he give 'em half de day off on Sadday, too. "How did we know it! Ann related her story in a deep voice and a jovial manner. "How did you know the end of the war had come?" Don't you be a-mindin' him, mister.". It am de awful way to spend you last days. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection therefore existing between them becomes that between employer and free Dey git oak and ash and hick'ry wood and mek a fire under it and smoke it. He tol' us we'uns could go if we'uns wanted to. All we had to do was to walk, but walk South, and we'd be free as soon as we crossed the Rio Grande. Work, workdat all dey know from time dey git up in de mornin' till dey went to bed at night. They got hosses that the soldiers had turned loose to die, and fed them and took good care of 'em and they got good stock that way. Jump fru' de crack. II State Football Champions in 2012 and 4A Div. For her, it am trouble, trouble and more trouble. I seen the dogs on the trail a whole day and still not catch 'em. I'd hear dem comin' when dey hit de lane and I'd holler, 'De Klux am comin'.' Before and during the Civil War he was a sheep herder and cowpuncher. Dey has de power, and it am done for to show dey has de power. Reported by the Navasota Examiner. to the Harper family, who lived in Snow Hill. I's sev'ral times needed a whuppin', but de marster never gives dis nigger more'n a good scoldin'. Most everybody else go with us. ", "When Crismus come 'roun' dey give us big eatin'. "When I's 16 year ole I want to hab courtin'. Massa Buford say, 'Yes,' and de trader say he'll be back in 'bout three weeks, soon as he sells all the slaves. Lots of white folks comes and dey eats and drinks wine, dey sings and dances. It also received the award in 2013. "I only 'members after de war, and most de cullud folks stays with Massa Buford after surrender and works de land on shares. I works till us come to Galveston 'bout ten year ago. In 2012, the Navasota city council voted to commission a local sculptor to erect a statue of Frank Hamer in front of the new city hall building. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. My friends is good to me and lets me stay with dem. He settled on the south side of the Navasota River near Bur Oak Springs and developed a cotton plantation and cattle ranch that extended at one time over about 5,000 acres. A old white man think so much of he old nigger when he die he free dat nigger in he will, and lef' him a little money. Dere am 'bout hundred hawg bladders save from hawg killin'. We'uns cullud folks jined in and was singin' out in de back, 'Massa's in de Col', Har' Groun'. Sometime he hab a wagon load of watermilion haul' up from de fiel' and cut 'em. I 'members once de missy asks me to make a 'lasses cake. FELIX HAYWOOD is a temperamental and whimsical old Negro of San Antonio, Texas, who still sees the sunny side of his 92 years, in spite of his total blindness. De year 'fore surrender, us am short of rations and sometime us hongry. Navasota was one of 70 (out of over a thousand) cities in Texas to receive the Gold status. "There was a cullud man they taken, his name was Jim Freeman. We thought we was goin' to get rich like the white folks. WILLIAM HAMILTON belonged to a slave trader, who left him on the Buford plantation, near Village Creek, Texas. "De cullud folks has lots of trouble after de war, 'cause dey am ir'rant niggers and gits foolishment in de head. "De earlies' 'membrance I hab is when de ole marster drive into de town for supplies every two weeks. So I come back to San Antonio and I got a job through Colonel Breckenridge with the waterworks. I 'most forgot it myself till you got round me jes' den. Dey use to pass by with bags on de mules and fill dem with stuff from de houses. "Three days after de celebration, de marster calls all de slaves in de house and says, 'Yous is all free, free as I am.' We couldn't help stick to our masters. Reported in the Navasota Examiner and Bryan Eagle paper. Marster and all de folks comes in and sets down, and he asks for de biscuits, and I's under de house and could hear 'em talk. I was raise up in de fiel' all my life. It makes white men a little insulted when you dont know they is white, and it makes niggers all conceited up when you think maybe they is white.". "One Easter he brung me de purties' lil' hat I ever did see. He relentlessly fought the various power factions, and one day fought one perceived local warlord in the mud on main street, throwing him in jail and defying all comers, as the rest of the troublemakers began to search for cover. It's my heart. "Not long after dat, Marster sol' my mammy to his brudder who lived in Fort Worth. I says, 'I's got no 'lasses.' "Why dey comes so many times round dere, am 'cause de second time dey comes, Jane Bensom am dere. Jus' latches 'stead of locks was used dem days. De women folks was proud of dere men folks, but dey was powerful grieved. ", "We done our playin' 'roun' dat big house, but dat front gate, we dassen' go outside dat. And there was the key note to the old Negro's character and temperament. I was 'bout 10 or 12 year' ol' when freedom riz up. ", "Dey raise dey own t'bacco on de place. We'uns all stayed till he died, 'bout a year after dat. Some old folks went in the woods for herbs and made medicine. A statue of Mance Lipscomb is now a part of Mance Lipscomb Park, near downtown. On her feet she wore men's bedroom slippers much too large for her, and to prevent their falling off, were tied around the ankle by rag strings. Hamer faced down, chased down, and beat down the Navasota toughs until the streets were quiet, and children could once again go downtown. Purty soon I see de big ox comin' and see de smoke from de road dust flyin'. An informal militia rallied in Bryan, gathered arms, and caught the train southward towards the angry mob of armed freedmen who were marching on Bryan, a city to the north of Navasota. Twenty-four year old Frank Hamer resigned from the Texas Rangers to become the City Marshal and moved in and created law and order. Dey jines de army and after 'bout a year, massa jine too, and, course, dat make de missy awful sad. Let's see, now. My ole mistus took me to Sunday school with her and I spruce up in dat hat. It was jus' a little stand built out in the open with no top on it, that the slaves stood on to get sold while the white folks auctioned 'em off. Onct or twict he sell de nigger what won't do right and do de work. She was sick and she say, 'Mandy, dis de las' time us gwineter see each other, 'cause I ain' gwineter git well. Us hab chicken and turkey and cake. I 'member though, dat my pa uster drive a team for ol' marster. Course, I don' want to go back into slavery, but I's paid for my freedom. Give us plenty of meat and bread and greens and t'ings. When the nearby historic town of Washington-on-the-Brazos resisted railways, it forfeited its geographic advantage and began to decline after many of its businesses and residents began to migrate to the new railhead 7 miles (11km) to the northeast across the Brazos River at Navasota. Lawmen had to hide and watch, and often were afraid of the streets at night. We would hear about 'em and how they was goin' to be Mexicans. "She all 'lone in de big house and I think it break her heart. I 'vides (divide) my time 'tween my daughter here and de one in Houston. Li'l befo' she die her husban' come. They had a post in the public square what they tied 'em to and a man what worked for the county whipped 'em. Daughter, I don' want dat hat you got dere. "We was 'fraid of them Klu Kluxes and come to town, to Snow Hill. Dey sho' dead.' After I's 'bout 13, I jus' peddles roun' de house for 'bout a year, den 'twarn't long till I hoes co'n and potatoes. Willy 98.7 is a classic country station with local programming that includes the Navasota News and live broadcasts of Navasota Rattlers football games. I State Football Champions in 2014. "Mr. Swanson use to own de big plantation in Palestine. Dere am three women what do dat, and give us de meals in de long shed with de long tables. My ma was name Ca'line after ol' mistus. I lubs my co'nbread. Slaves were a large part of the local economy, as they were imported, traded and used to work in the many local cotton plantations. ", "I don' 'member seein' no sojers. [4] The industrial sector of the community boasts 23 companies and over 1,200 jobs. "Every Christmas 'fore ole marster die he fix me up a tree out de woods. De way you sees me layin' on dis bed am what I has to do mos' de time. Oh, we knowed what was goin' on in it all the time, 'cause old man Gudlow went to the post office every day and we knowed. Once, dey bang two whole days 'thout hardly stoppin'. My brudders is Newton and Silas and Willie and Frank. Dey serve cake. I calls, 'Here comes de Klux,' and makes for under de bed. It was my job, after dark, listenin' for dem Klux, den I gits under de bed. WebOld Slave Cemetery Fannin County Hosted at Fannin County Texas TxGenWeb Oakhill Cemetery Annex St. Marks Cemetery Union Cemetery Fayette County Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery (hosted at TexasEscapes) Gonzales County Hosted at Gonzales County TXGenWeb Project Denton Creek Cemetery Ellis Cemetery Elm Slough Cemetery They played marbles, see-saw and rode. He was a good man. The market place was in Snow Hill on the public square near the jailhouse. In 1908, Navasota was a lawless boom town, wracked by violence: "shootouts on the main street were so frequent that in two years at least a hundred men died." Day has dances and fun till de Ku Klux org'nizes and den it am lots of trouble. He mus' still be sellin' 'em, 'cause he never comes back so far and there I am and my folks am took on, and I is too li'l to 'member 'em, so I never knows my pappy and mammy. "The masters couldn't whip the slaves there. The assassination attempt failed, however, and Scott was scurried out of town, badly wounded, under protection of a Federal militia, and he never returned to Grimes County. Mr. John Henderson bought the place, six slaves and James and his mother. There were many saloons and gaming halls, and every Sunday morning the undertaker hitched up the buggy and went downtown to collect the bodies that were anticipated to be there, from another wild Saturday night. We had all the clothes we wanted and if you wanted shoes bad enough you got 'emshoes with a brass square toe. In December 2010 Navasota residents and the town paper reported the appearance of wild hogs in downtown Navasota. 'Bout all my substance am gone now. They wore long sheets and covered the hosses with sheets so you couldn't rec'nize 'em. It gits so bad round dere, dat de menfolks allus eats supper befo' dark and takes a blanket and goes to de woods for to sleep. After a timid "How-do-you-do," and a comment on the great heat of the June day, she went back in the house. In 2013, the British documentary project known as Vague Direction visited Navasota and interviewed local residents Misslette The Singing Cowgirl and hog trapper Steve Stribling.[11]. I was awhat do they call a laborer in the army? This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. "No one knowed when de Klux comin'. As the interviewer scribbled down a note, the door to the little shanty on Arabella Alley opened and a backless chair was carried out on the porch by a vigorous old colored woman. After while, de Yankee sojers comes and takes some more. Me and my father stuck, stuck close as a lean tick to a sick kitten. Den she make me say de Lord Prayer for her jus' like she allus make me say it for a night prayer when I lil' gal. None of us knows what to do, dere warn't no place to go and why would we'uns wan' to go and leave good folks like de marster? Weapons and stolen property recovered. Its name was changed in 1858 to Navasota, a name perhaps derived from the Native American word nabatoto ("muddy water"). The Texas Rangers were once again called in. And I ain't goin' to get whipped any more. "Me and Bob Thomas and dis husban', Josh, what I marry thirteen year ago, hab 'bout 10 chillen all togedder. The law said in black and white no master couldn't whip no slave, no matter what he done. Investigators looked into if the Navasota Police Employee falsified government records during the city's hiring process for the dispatcher and police officer positions. Massa Buford says de trader comes from Missouri, but if I is born dere I don't know. ", "You wants to tek my picture? The median age was 32.9 years. About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. De baby am in de mammy's arms and a bunch of Klux ridin' by takes a shot at de mammy, and it hits de baby and kills it. Us have milk and 'lasses and brown sugar, and some meat. Some of 'em didn't want to go. Schedules exist for Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. He was making a sort of privileged game with a sportive twist out of his handicap of blindness. Dey was a ol' Geo'gia hoss bed in it. That happened the second year after the War. "I'm black, blacker than you are," said the caller. My task was to shell peas and watch and stir de big cookin' pots on de fireplace. It was jis' a one-room log house. He use to live in a plain, wood house on de Palestine road. I doesn't work till near de surrender, 'cause I's too small. "After the Klu Kluxes got so strong the cullud men got together and made the complaint before the law. The Yankees beat and settled down there and the cullud folks flocked down on them and when they got to the Yankee lines they was safe. Old Mew Johnson, the preacher, seen to it church went on. WebBy 1836, there were approximately 5,000 enslaved people in Texas. August 10, 2011 Arrests made for rioting in Navasota, assault of peace officer under investigation. And us hab all de sugar cane and sweet 'taters us want. "After breakfas' in de mornin' de niggers am gwine here, dere and everywhere, jus' like de big factory. "I knowed Wright Cuney well and he held the biggest place a cullud man ever helt in Galveston. "Most of the time the master gave us castor oil when we were sick. My mother used to say he was chilesome. They went right on giving us food just the same. The per capita income for the city was $14,564. NISD offers instructional support for learners through a variety of programs such as Advanced Academics/GT, Dual Credit College Classes, Dyslexic Services, English as a Second Language Support, Program 504 Support, Special Services for needs such as speech, learning disabilities, and other health impairments, Pre-Kindergarten Classes, Tiered Supports through RtI, and an Academic Alternative School. De whol side of my lef' leg mos' bu'n off. "Sometimes someone would come 'long and try to get us to run up North and be free. But Massa Buford told me how durin' de war a slave trader name William Hamilton, come to Village Creek, where Massa Buford live. This resolved a long investigation by Local Police. I got my ticket, Jane am lots of woman, wide as de door and tall, and weighs 'bout three hunder pounds. I got fo' brudders livin', but nary a sister. De white folks lets me live in dis shack for mowin' de lawn, but I worries 'bout when I can't do no more work. Mother allus say dose free niggers make de hardes' masters. ", "Dey feed us good back in slavery. A wild hog was trapped at the free food bank in downtown Navasota. MANDY HADNOT, small and forlorn looking, as she lies in a huge, old-fashioned wooden bed, appears very black in contrast to the clean white sheets and a thick mop of snowy wool on her head. Horse mint breaks the fever. My father, he'd round up cattle, unbranded cattle, for the whites. Dey carry grub and water to de field hands. De marster was a sergeant. The master reads us de paper right after dat and say us free. I's 101 years ole, 'cause I's bo'n Dec. 28, 1835. I has two chillen but dey dead. Us all stay and it sho' am tough times. During these days, Navasota was considered a wild and wooly place, where it was not considered safe for women and children to go downtown in broad daylight. ", "Me? All during the Civil War, all the marketable goods produced in the region were brought to Navasota, then the furthest inland railhead in Texas, to be shipped south to Galveston, where it could be transported by steamboat from the Texas coast and up the Mississippi River to the war effort, or exported to Mexico or overseas to Europe. '", "Land sakes, Felix!" Marster give me de wors' scoldin' I ever has and dat larned me a lesson. Course, I don't blame him for dat, 'cause dere ain't anythin' lazier dan a lazy nigger. We uster jump de rope and play ring plays and sich. I wish I had one of dem ol' time go'ds now to drink my milk outer. Marster asks us to come in and sing dat for de white folks, so we'uns goes in de house and sings dat for de white folks and dey jines in de chorus. Born into slavery in 1840 in Louisiana, Gaines was sold to a Robertson County planter in Texas in 1859. I 'members dat. She cry right 'long with me when I cry, 'cause I hurt so. In the city, 30.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.6% were between 18 and 24, 26.7% were between 25 and 44, 18.0% were between 45 and 64, and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older. They was took away (conscription). Marster never crowded us 'bout de wo'k, and never give any of us whuppin's. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,643 people, 2,661 households, and 2,011 families residing in the city. Dey hab big hog killin' time, and dey dry and salt de meat in a big long trough. Dat something I never forgits. "Den one night I 'member jes' as well, me and my mother was settin' in de cabin gettin' ready to go to bed, when us hear somebody call my mother. Our master parceled out some land to 'em and told 'em to work it their selves and some done real well. Mr. Swanson was good and he was mean. When it's over, de Marster comes home and dey holds a big celebration. They taken him and destroyed his stuff and him, 'cause he was making some money. Den when I 'cide to marry Bob Thomas, she he'p me fix a hope ches'. De white folks didn' talk 'bout it 'fore us. Law enforcement from multiple agencies and other Texas counties called in to subdue rioters in Navasota. Weather Underground provides local & long-range weather forecasts, weatherreports, maps & tropical weather conditions for the Navasota area. Dey go in de barn and holp deyself. WebNavasota Jews first began to organize in 1874, when they bought land for a Jewish cemetery. WebOn the banks of the Navasota River, Civil War veterans met for reunions from 18891946. That was followed in 1867 by an even more dangerous epidemic of yellow fever. ", "I was bo'n up here in Jasper. He have two sons and Willie am 'bout 18 and Dave am 'bout 17. I thanks yous for all de way yous done while I's gone, and I'll holp you all I can.' Drug dealers, prostitutes and drunks could not be seen standing around this area anymore. We all walk down de road singin' and shoutin' to beat de band. Miss Ca'lina she name' me. After numerous voyages, explorations of the Mississippi River valley, and trading ventures and several mutinies, La Salle's bones are believed to have found their resting place in the Navasota Valley. Dat's when we was happy and celebrates. After statehood, in antebellum Texas, slavery grew even more rapidly. I buys goods for sheets and table kivers and one nice Sunday set dishes. "When war was over I come back here and now I'm too old to work and the state gives me a pension and me and my granddaughter live on that. The war weren't so great as folks suppose. Dere's six slaves on dat place and I coul' beat dem all a-hoein'. WebA typical Southern plantation, Liendo was self-sufficient, and was entirely built by skilled slave laborers including brick and stone masons, carpenters, and smiths" At the end of The Navasota Rattlers were 3A Div. Missy Elline, she fainted. The Klu Kluxes went to the jailor's house and got the jail key and got them men out and carried 'em to the River Bridge, in the middle. Lawmen had to hide and watch, and often were afraid of the streets at night. Dat becomes me better. How I did play roun' with de chilluns till I's big enough for to wo'k. I don't know why he done it. De women folks don' talk much and no laughin' like 'fore. De white man preacher marry us and mistus she give me 'way. Visit our sister site at Grimes County, TXGenWeb Table of Contents Maintained By: "Everybody went wild. Nothin' was different. WebTexas Lynching Victims Memorial Share Special Exhibits The Freedom-Lovers Roll Call Wall Stories Behind the Postcards: Paintings and Collages of Jennifer Scott Portraiture of Resistance Memorial to the Victims of Lynching Freedom-Lovers Pledge Explore Our Galleries African Peoples Before Captivity Kidnapped: The Middle Passage Nearly Three
