African American History in Bexar County Infographic By Alex Lacefield

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.

4%

White Collar

18%

11%

67%

Skilled

Semiskilled

Unskilled

AMOUNT

Jobs

1860-1870

1860

1777

Occuptions of Afro-Amerian Males in San Antonio 1870

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

9.7% of Bexar county population were enslaved

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

Points in Time When Afro-American Pop. Change

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

Percentage of African American Occupations in 1897

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African American History in Bexar County

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