San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1991 Page: 3 of 12
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February 21, 1991
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SALUTES BLACK HISTORY MONTH
THE AFRO-AMERICAN
TEXANS
The Afro-American is no newcomer to Texas. He arrived with the first
Europeans, continued to come in growing numbers, and today makes up about
12 percent of the state's population. For centuries before Europeans dist overed
Texas, the Spaniards and Moors had fought each other. Captives were enslaved
on both sides. The Spanish explorers brought back Black Moorish slaves with
them to Texas and many of them stayed.
After a century of slavery in the new world, a change of language, exposure to
new cultures, and generations of miscegnation, the African who was brought
to this country is no an African. He is a new being: a national in the country
of his allegiance, but, by race, an Afro-American.
The Black experience in the American environment represents a record of
survival, despite bondage; a record of outstanding achievements and
contributions ato the American heritage despite great odds. Blacks were with
the Spanish in the first explorations of New Spain.
The first Black known by name to set foot on Texas soil came in 1528 with
remnants of the Narvaez expeditions.
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Glosson, Edwin. San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1991, newspaper, February 21, 1991; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth399072/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.