Apparently each time the question of slavery came up each time with the Mexican govt, the state of Texas received a loophole. What ended up happening is a form of legalese indentured servitude.
Son worked a cemetery in Brazoria county that was next to a portion of state highway right of way. This portion required mitigation for a widening project. Originally it was felt there were no graves in the area of mitigation.
Long story short. I believe they ended up mitigating like 12 burials. All 12 were slave era blacks. Apparently they predated the cemetery. Further research and DNA analysis indicated that the occupants were in fact the result of direct trade from Africa. And not brought in as slaves from the US.
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
