African Americans in Bexar County

Even though slavery was a thing in Bexar County, even some chose to denounce it such as the Germans and Mexican Americans. They stated it was against America's democratic ideals.

Occupation	Percent
Farmer	36%
Rancher	15%
Commercial	18%
Professional	12%
Widow/Blank	19%

Chart data table
Slaves	Percent
One	42.9
Two	16
Three	11
Four to Six	13.7
Seven to Ten	7.8
Eleven to Fifteen	5.9
Sixteen or More	2.7

This graph shows the percentage of slaves compared to the slaveholders job.

Slavery in Bexar country was never much of an investment. San Antonio was more urbanized meaning that the need for slaves wasn't so high.

Percentage of Slaves in different Texas Cities in 1860

Chart data table
	San Antonio	Houston	Galveston	Austin
	100 7.2 100	100 28.5 100	100 47.4 100	100 28.3 100

This shows the percentage of slave holders compared to how many slaves they owned.

A census from 1777 in Bexar county stated that there were 15 enslaved persons.

That's less that one percent!

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African Americans in Bexar County

African Americans in Bexar County

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