African American History in Bexar County Infographic By Alex Lacefield

African American History in Bexar County

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AAHBC

This inforgraphic was created to give information about the population of Bexar county pre & post civil war. As well the types of occupations taken up by African Americans after the civil war.

Percentage of Enslaved Persons in Bexar County Compared to Connected Counties in 1860

Percentage of African American Occupations in 1897

Percentage of Slave Holders in Bexar County in 1860 by the Number of Enslaved People they Hold

Points in Time When Afro-American Pop. Change

Occuptions of Afro-Amerian Males in San Antonio 1870

Jobs

AMOUNT

Census found 15 enslaved persons out of bexar population of 2,060

1777

67%

Unskilled

11%

Semiskilled

9.7% of Bexar county population were enslaved

1860

Skilled

18%

42.4% of Bexar Counties Population lived in San Anontio and up to 84.8% by ~1870

White Collar

4%

1860-1870