Underground Railroad, in Texas

[Matt McKeon]

Interesting AP article about an underground railroad network allowed enslaved people to escape into Mexico. I've tried to link to it and can't manage it. But worth reading, google ap underground railroad texas

 

[5fish]

Here a link...

Underground Railroad That Ran South to Mexico...

YES... there was an Underground railroad to Mexico... LINK: https://www.history.com/news/underground-railroad-mexico-escaped-slaves Fortunately, slavery was also illegal in Mexico. Researchers estimate 5,000 to 10,000 people escaped from bondage into Mexico, says Maria Hammack, who is writing...

www.jggscivilwartalk.online

 

[rittmeister]

Interesting AP article about an underground railroad network allowed enslaved people to escape into Mexico. I've tried to link to it and can't manage it. But worth reading, google ap underground railroad texas

this?

Story of the Underground Railroad to Mexico gains attention

Scholars and preservation advocates are working to piece together the story of a largely forgotten part of American history: a network that helped thousands of Black slaves escape to Mexico.

apnews.com

 

[Matt McKeon]

this?

Story of the Underground Railroad to Mexico gains attention

Scholars and preservation advocates are working to piece together the story of a largely forgotten part of American history: a network that helped thousands of Black slaves escape to Mexico.

apnews.com

Thanks rittmeister, I tried three times to link that article!

 

[jgoodguy]

IMHO a Confederacy would be conquering its neighbors all the time to shut down the various routes for escaped slaves.

 

[Mike12]

I found this with the "Afro Mexican" wikipedia. "Some enslaved and free Black Americans migrated into northern Mexico in the 19th century from the United States.[17] A few of the routes of the Underground Railroad led to Mexico.[77]. " Afro-Mexican is 1% of Mexico, most not from the United States.

They're suddenly running and hanging and moving everywhere, they must have heard of a Union man. Jefferson Davis said where is the non-barbarous times of dispute settled by speech. He said 4 places the South is not to be deemed a revolution. He said those words in the secession from congress, and inauguration, and in speech... He said the existent rights of independent states and if you will, slavery, to be recaptured.

 

[diane]

IMHO a Confederacy would be conquering its neighbors all the time to shut down the various routes for escaped slaves.

An interesting branch of this topic is the Confederate agent Jose Quintero and the possible annexation of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon to the Confederacy. Many of the runaway slaves were located in Coahuila...many more relocated to Guerrero and Oaxaca provinces, much further south and deeper into Indian country.

Just as there is currently a Confederate enclave in Brazil, there is a black community in northern Mexico who maintain their traditions, similar to the Confederates. They're the Mascogos - known in the US as Black Seminoles. The Black Seminoles were experiencing a lot of persecution - those with reservations were being sold by their own Indian agents - so the chiefs Wild Cat and John Horse led the Florida people to Mexico, where slavery was outlawed. They have a very intriguing story!

The Mascogo :: Western Frontier :: Native Americans, African Americans, and Mexicans :: Lest We Forget

African American Military History by Researcher, Author, and Veteran Bennie McRae, Jr.

lestweforget.hamptonu.edu

 

[jgoodguy]

An interesting branch of this topic is the Confederate agent Jose Quintero and the possible annexation of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon to the Confederacy. Many of the runaway slaves were located in Coahuila...many more relocated to Guerrero and Oaxaca provinces, much further south and deeper into Indian country.

Just as there is currently a Confederate enclave in Brazil, there is a black community in northern Mexico who maintain their traditions, similar to the Confederates. They're the Mascogos - known in the US as Black Seminoles. The Black Seminoles were experiencing a lot of persecution - those with reservations were being sold by their own Indian agents - so the chiefs Wild Cat and John Horse led the Florida people to Mexico, where slavery was outlawed. They have a very intriguing story!

The Mascogo :: Western Frontier :: Native Americans, African Americans, and Mexicans :: Lest We Forget

African American Military History by Researcher, Author, and Veteran Bennie McRae, Jr.

lestweforget.hamptonu.edu

I remember that discussion and had it in mind for my comment.