Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. Project Director’s Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. A Note on Editorial Style xv
7. Introduction. Human Chattels: Th e Laws of Slavery in Texas 1
8. 1. Laws on Slavery in Mexican Texas, 1821–1836
9. Legal Documents 8
10. Articles 21
11. 2. Laws on Slavery in the Republic and Statehood Periods, 1836–1860
12. Legal Documents 52
13. Articles 56
14. Cases 87
15. 3. Laws on Free Negroes in the Republic and Statehood Periods, 1836–1860
16. Legal Documents 107
17. Article 117
18. Case 134
19. 4. Laws on Slavery and Freedom in Confederate and Reconstruction Texas, 1861–1874
20. Legal Document 137
21. Article 139
22. Cases 144
23. Notes 155
24. Selected Bibliography 177
25. Index 181