African American Info.

Understanding the statistical trends of slaves arriving in Bexar County is crucial for highlighting the economic and social dynamics of the region's history.

African american experience

BEXAR COUNTY SAN ANTONIO

Bexar County Population

The presence of U.S Military personal had a significant push factor when it came to freedman and woman moving into San Antonio.

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Slavery by County in Texas

Why do we see a fluctuated percentage of slavery in diffrent county's across the state of Texas?

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Ensalved People by Ocupation of Slaveholders in Bexar County

HOUSING PRE-SEGREGATION

% OF BLACK POPILATION BY WARD

Bexar County African American Occupations

Freedman and freewoman often appeared at the bottom of the socio-econimic heirarchy due to not having proper educations or resourses others normally had.

With the absence of a cash crop in Bexar county there was no large demand for strong slavery needs. Other county's have a larger percent of slavery mainly due to cotton production and farmland to care for. The urban enviorment in San Antonio also contributed to lower slavery activity.