Claiming Sunday : The Story of a Texas Slave Community /

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"Claiming Sunday tells the story of a remarkable group of African Americans owned by the Devereux Family by developing two main themes: one, to tell the inspiring story of a group of enslaved human beings who survived the dehumanizing system of slavery which held them captive; and, two, to deve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Snider, Joleene Maddox, 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2022]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Devereaux family.
Plantation life > Southern States.
Enslaved persons > Southern States > History.
African American families > Alabama > 19th century.
African American families > Texas > Montgomery County > 19th century.
African American families > Texas > Rusk County > 19th century.
Plantation life > Texas.
Enslaved persons > Texas > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the Second edition
  • 1. Slavery
  • 2. The Alabama years
  • 3. Alabama to Texas
  • 4. Early years in Texas
  • 5. Descendants all, 2014
  • 6. John Devereux's legacy
  • 7. Final decision
  • 8. Ancestors all
  • 9. Descendants all, 2018
  • 10. Cotton, cotton, and more cotton
  • 11. Work, work, and more work
  • 12. Brogans, Lowells, and log cabins
  • 13. Pork chops and potions
  • 14. Descendants all, 2021
  • 15. The dance
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix I: Slave register
  • Appendix II: Devereux slave community family trees.

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