Old Mew Johnson, the preacher, seen to it church went on. But we didn't do it. Us hab chicken and turkey and cake. We'uns spent all de money on candy and sweet drinks. Dey say I's got high blood pressue.". Pauline married Navasota Grice in 1875 and they moved to Texas in 1917. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection therefore existing between them becomes that between employer and free We listen and de overseer whisper under de door and told my mother dat she free but not to tell nobody. Sometime he brung me a whistle or some candy or doll or somethin'. When it's over, de Marster comes home and dey holds a big celebration. Some of 'em was bigger dan others and dey put a big family in a big cabin and a li'l family in a li'l cabin. I's workin' in de kitchen and dey tol' me to cook heaps of ham, chicken, pies, cakes, sweet 'taters and lots of vegetables. Sometime den us go to chu'ch. [7], Navasota was considered such a "wild and woolly" place that women and children were discouraged from going downtown even in broad daylight. Navasota is served by the weekly Navasota Examiner newspaper, which has been reporting on Grimes County since 1894. This time it is initiated by the Grimes County District Attorney. But he didn't get shot no place but onethat was in the big toe. It never git real ha'd but stay kinder slushy. My father was a field hand, and Mr. Swanson work de fire out dem. Dey allus sen's me for de mail, and when I fotches it, dey run to meet me, anxious like, to open de letter, and was skeert to do it. "Yes, suh, everybody happy on massa's place till war begin. De whol side of my lef' leg mos' bu'n off. Dey wasn't so bad after women. "My mother sold into slavery in Georgia, or round dere. They never caught him and after he crossed the Mason-Dixon line he was safe. "No one knowed when de Klux comin'. Meow, meow, Its application scored 17 of 20 points. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. He enjoy dat. I went and he told me goodbye, 'cause he was goin' to run away in a few days. William now lives at 910 E. Weatherford St., Ft. Worth, Texas. "De place I am borned am right near Atlanta, in Georgia, and on dat plantation of Massa John Blackshier. James, known as Uncle Jim, seems happy, still stands erect, and is very active for his age. Brenham, the seat of government, is near the county's center and seventy-five air miles east of Austin. The Gudlows started us out on a ranch. Many men were left dead and many were wounded after this little known battle, perhaps the greatest race battle ever fought in Texas. He wasn't no eddicated man, but he was what he calls himself a piano man. Iffen it git to be a ser'ous ailment dey sen' for de reg'lar doctor. I 'members dat. Dey sho' dead.' Texas History Timeline She gits over it, but she am de diff'rent woman. "Mr. Swanson use to own de big plantation in Palestine. De sojers done took de rations. I been always trying to help my people to rise 'bove their station and they are rising all the time, and some day they'll be free.". All us stay dere and holp missy all us could. Mother allus say dose free niggers make de hardes' masters. ", "Dey had a big smokehouse. If every mother's son of a black had thrown 'way his hoe and took up a gun to fight for his own freedom along with the Yankees, the war'd been over before it began. After de ole marster die dey both work in de fiel' and raise plenty vegetables to can and eat. [Handwritten Note: '?'] ", "Atter he dead I wash and iron and cook out and raise my chillun. When he 'bout wo' out and ready to die, den he come. They brought up their children to speak only Mexican. I hab purty long, black hair and a veil with a ribbon 'round de fron'. Daddy come by when I was cleanin' the yard and said, 'Pierce, go 'round side the house, where nobody can't see us.' So I messed 'round in South Carolina again a while and then come back to Galveston. Slaves were increasing faster than the population as a whole. Leavin' the thicket, My mother and sister run away to the Yankees and they paid 'em big money to wash for 'em. Dat trader was on his way south with my folks and a lot of other slaves, takin' 'em somewheres, to sell. De white preacher talk 'bout Christ. When the nearby historic town of Washington-on-the-Brazos resisted railways, it forfeited its geographic advantage and began to decline after many of its businesses and residents began to migrate to the new railhead 7 miles (11km) to the northeast across the Brazos River at Navasota. And there was the key note to the old Negro's character and temperament. "The Lawd called me then and I answered and was preacher here at the Union Baptist Church, on 11th and K, 'bout 25 years. I lubs my co'nbread. Webslavery in navasota, texas. [9], In August 2013, Navasota was named a Go Texan "Certified Retirement Community" by the Texas Department of Agriculture.[10]. "If you's lookin' for Ann Hawthorne, dis is me. She have to 'pend on de overseer and it warn't like massa keep things runnin'. They wasn't slaves no more. Firearms, Crack cocaine and other drugs seized. Another attraction is the historic Brule Field, a natural amphitheater built in the 1930s out of native stone. A white man with great charm and political skill, he enjoyed a great deal of the black vote, which made up almost half of the population, and managed to get himself elected along with a number of black candidates. Dere am cornbread and cornmeal mush and corn hominy and corn grits and parched corn for drink, 'stead of tea or coffee. As many Navasota citizens, including the mayor, fled to escape the disease, the town population dropped by about 50 percent. Nobody knew how it was to lack food. My baby gal she ain't never see no daddy. I goes over to dey camp every day and dey gives me lots of good eats. 'Bout dat time de War started. He allus brung me somethin', jus' like I he own little gal. "De earlies' 'membrance I hab is when de ole marster drive into de town for supplies every two weeks. I can't do much and lives on de $10.00 de month pension. The gov'ment builded school houses and the Klu Klux went to work and burned 'em down. Dey give us plenty of co'nbread. On January 19, 2011, the citizens of Navasota made a stand against illegal businesses trying to enter its city limits after murders and drive-by shootings. Navasota, TX [20] In addition, the Pack Warehouse is located in an unincorporated area near the Pack Unit. We thought we was goin' to be richer than the white folks, 'cause we was stronger and knowed how to work, and the whites didn't and they didn't have us to work for them anymore. "Somebody run 'way all de time and hide in de woods till dere gut pinch dem and den dey have to come back and git somethin' to eat. Ole mistus giv me my bedstead, one of her purtiest ones, and de set dishes and glasses us eat de weddin' dinner outta. "I was born way back in 1851 in North Carolina, on Mr. Subbs' plantation, clost to Snow Hill, which was the county seat. 1850 Slave Schedules Grimes County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($) 1860 Slave Schedules (Source: Dat was de fus' time Missy laugh after de funeral. I druv all through Pennsylvania and Virginia and South Carolina for the gov'ment. Investigators looked into if the Navasota Police Employee falsified government records during the city's hiring process for the dispatcher and police officer positions. He allus like my mother, so I guess he do it for her. As of the census[3] of 2010, 7,049 people, 2,206 households, and 1,726 families reside in the city. De women folks was proud of dere men folks, but dey was powerful grieved. I's settin' hear a thinkin' of dem ole days when I's a li'l nigger a cuttin' up on ole marster's plantation. Most everybody else go with us. Course, I ain't blamin' you for it, but what you done say 'bout all de plantations havin' schools was wrong, so I jes' had to tell you I been a slave myself. Dat all raise on de place. Slavery in Texas WebSlavery grew faster after Texas became a U.S. state in 1845. Later, Stephen F. Austin gained an exception to the law from the Mexican government to entice more Americans About Slave Owners in Texas - Synonym And I'm a-headin' for the Golden Shore!'. "I knowed Wright Cuney well and he held the biggest place a cullud man ever helt in Galveston. A big place, with 'bout 150 growed slaves and 'bout 50 pickininnies. "To de bes' of dis nigger's mem'randum, de feed am good. I marry Hyman Hawthorne. Exportation in the slave-owning areas of the state surpassed that of the non-slave-owning areas. "I'm black, blacker than you are," said the caller. Genealogy Trails Dat something I never forgits. Dey git oak and ash and hick'ry wood and mek a fire under it and smoke it. My father, he'd round up cattle, unbranded cattle, for the whites. Me and my father stuck, stuck close as a lean tick to a sick kitten. WebOn the banks of the Navasota River, Civil War veterans met for reunions from 18891946. He hid for his life in Galveston, and filed charges against many of the men, who were later fined but their murders were never prosecuted. "There was some cullud young men went to the schools they'd opened by the gov'ment. Den he die and lef' me wid eight chillun. We was happy. I never did git no lickin's when I was a li'l slave. "When he was a-dyin', marster calls me to his bed and says, 'My dyin' reques' is dat yous be taken to your mama.' Several native-stone churches also remain near downtown, with distinctive Victorian fronts. Den I goes to Fort Worth and takes a job cookin' in de Gran' Hotel for three years. Fust de 'federate sojers come and takes some mules and hosses, den some more come for de corn. I knows 'twon't be long till de good Lawd calls dis ole nigger to cross de Ribber Jordan and I's ready for de Lawd when he calls. Us have most nothin' to eat and den de Ku Klux come 'round dere. Then the whites gave me and my father some cattle for our own. Oh, we knowed what was goin' on in it all the time, 'cause old man Gudlow went to the post office every day and we knowed. Some of de ol'es' chillun 'member dey daddy and dey crazy for him to come and dey mek up de money for him. The Horlock Art Gallery and History museum has history exhibits relating to the citys past. We couldn't see dem airplanes flyin' in de air and hear folks sing and talk a thousand miles away. Just like that, we was free. In 2005, the Texas Legislature named the city "The Blues Capital of Texas," in honor of the late Mance Lipscomb, a Navasota native and blues musician. I 'member though, dat my pa uster drive a team for ol' marster. Cook says, 'If a houn' got 'em, 'twas a two-legged one, 'cause de plate am gone, too.' The United States Postal Service operates the Navasota Post Office. The downtown buildings were teaming with lawless ruffians, gamblers, prostitutes and drunks. As the interviewer scribbled down a note, the door to the little shanty on Arabella Alley opened and a backless chair was carried out on the porch by a vigorous old colored woman. We'uns cullud folks jined in and was singin' out in de back, 'Massa's in de Col', Har' Groun'. He use to live in a plain, wood house on de Palestine road. I can' 'member my fust marster's name, 'cause when I's 'bout two years ole, me and my sis, 'bout five, and our mammy was sol' to Marster John Henderson. Shoutin' the battle cry of freedom.'. He call me his Annie 'cause I name' after my mistus. The war weren't so great as folks suppose. 'Bout all my substance am gone now. Navasota Weather Forecasts. Lots of white folks comes and dey eats and drinks wine, dey sings and dances. Lawmen had to hide and watch, and often were afraid of the streets at night. I ain' been gone to de sawmill town very long when she sen' for me. "How did we know it! Mos' time she leave all de wo'k stan' in de middle of de floor and read de Bible and pray for me to git heal up and not suffer. Two of dem am burnt purty bad. MANDY HADNOT, small and forlorn looking, as she lies in a huge, old-fashioned wooden bed, appears very black in contrast to the clean white sheets and a thick mop of snowy wool on her head. They played marbles, see-saw and rode. De Klux comes to de dance and picks out a nigger and whups him, jus' to keep de niggers scart, and it git so bad dey don't have no more dances or parties. My mother use to cook and wait on tables. That happened the second year after the War. "White man, dis old cullud woman am not strong. We used to laugh at that. By 1865, the population of Navasota was about 2,700. "Me and my mother lef' right off and go to Palestine. The city is also home to the Willy 98.7 FM and 1550 AM radio stations, which are owned and managed by Bryan Broadcasting in Bryan, Texas. January 2002, Navasota city council default on revenue bonds, withdrawing the city from financial participation in the project known as the Pecan Lakes Golf Course, located near the citys airport off of Highway 105. Hamer faced down, chased down, and beat down the Navasota toughs until the streets were quiet, and children could once again go downtown. John Richard Parker Fur as I kin 'member I t'ink dey was 'bout 25 or 30 slaves on de place. I heerd of slaves bein' whip' but I ain't never see any git whip. My wife died three years later. My mother used to say he was chilesome. Slavery He come two mile every Sunday and us go to Lugene Baptist church. came through the window from sister Ella. Den he tell everybody he own a slave. Run, kitty, run.'. Webhistorical and genealogical records of Texas; part USGenWeb. How I did play roun' with de chilluns till I's big enough for to wo'k. Navasota ", "Me? De weddin' feas' was strawberry ice cream and yaller cake. Horse mint breaks the fever. The per capita income for the city was $14,564. Web1860 - 1865 Texas joined Confederacy; Civil War began 1865 Juneteenth 1869 The First African American in Texas Legislature 1873 Buffalo Soldiers first posted in Texas 1876 Present Texas Constitution Adopted 1882 The Early Days of Women's Equality 1888 New State Capitol Completed 1891 Texas Railroad Commission Established I dunno 'bout wedder dey come back or not 'cep'n' I 'member dat Crab Norsworthy he come back. African Americans formed a unique ethnic identity in Texas while facing the problems of societal and institutional discrimination as well as colorism for many years. History of slavery: Newspaper ads used to find family after emancipation. Den I know he almos' home and I holler and wave my han' and he holler and wave he han' right back. "Dis nigger have lived a long time, yas, suh! And I ain't goin' to get whipped any more. PIERCE HARPER, 86, was born on the Subbs plantation near Snow Hill, North Carolina. We got layed-onto(whipped) time on time, but gen'rally life was goodjust as good as a sweet potato. But we'uns had plenty to eat and us slaves didn' know what de War was 'bout. She does not know her age, but thinks she was about seven when she was freed. Sometime dey brung lil' white chillen to dinner. Every Sunday morning the undertaker hitched up a buggy and went downtown to collect the bodies he expected to find after another wild Saturday night. Us place was right near Col' Springs. The median income for a household in the city was $38,000, and for a family was $31,875. [19], The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the O.L. "When peace come they read the 'mancipation law to the cullud people and they stayed up half the night at Mr. Harper's, singing and shouting. ", "My pa was Len Norsworthy. The young folks is makin' their mark now. Some dem niggers on other plantations ain't keep de head and dey gits whupped and some gits kilt, but us does what massa say and has no trouble with dem Klux. But when dey was livin' in Geo'gy, my ma marry a man name' Hawthorne in Geo'gy. "My paw's name was Tom Vaughn and he was from the north, born free man and lived and died free to the end of his days. We would hear about 'em and how they was goin' to be Mexicans. Luther Unit and the Wallace Pack Unit in an unincorporated area in Grimes County near Navasota. We uster jump de rope and play ring plays and sich. But he come and de daughter tek care of her ma and pa bofe. Den de chillen holds de bladder in de fire and purty soon, 'BANG,' dey goes. I got fo' brudders livin', but nary a sister.
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