Porter Broyles’s Reviews > South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War > Status Update
Porter Broyles
is 9% done
This is so far an easy to read book---with lots of surprising info.
1. Mexican money was the good standard in the new world
2. 3-5k slaves escaped to Texas
3. Slaves in Mexico were protected as people. You couldn't sell families apart or force marriage/divorce
4. 50000 hours to separate 100l b cotton dropped to 300
— Jan 01, 2024 08:27PM
1. Mexican money was the good standard in the new world
2. 3-5k slaves escaped to Texas
3. Slaves in Mexico were protected as people. You couldn't sell families apart or force marriage/divorce
4. 50000 hours to separate 100l b cotton dropped to 300
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Porter Broyles
is 70% done
The more I read of the book, the more I find the title to be inaccurate.
So far the book is an excellent overview of slavery and the Mexican Territory of Tejas, but we have just encountered the first example of two slaves who actively fled to Mexico Joe and Domingo.
That being said, this is the book "Forget the Alamo" wanted to be. A legit survey of subject in Texas, without the inflamatory garbage.
— Jan 12, 2024 07:22AM
So far the book is an excellent overview of slavery and the Mexican Territory of Tejas, but we have just encountered the first example of two slaves who actively fled to Mexico Joe and Domingo.
That being said, this is the book "Forget the Alamo" wanted to be. A legit survey of subject in Texas, without the inflamatory garbage.
Porter Broyles
is 40% done
Very easy read w/ lots of info---2 things that often don't go together.
Met our 1st actual slaves. So far the book has been about the politics and balancing act Mexico takes in regards to Tejas and the USA.
Now the first slave is a Louisianna escapee who with the help of a guy escapes to Tejas where she becomes an indentured servant. Her slave owner finds out and want her back---international incident brewing.
— Jan 05, 2024 09:53PM
Met our 1st actual slaves. So far the book has been about the politics and balancing act Mexico takes in regards to Tejas and the USA.
Now the first slave is a Louisianna escapee who with the help of a guy escapes to Tejas where she becomes an indentured servant. Her slave owner finds out and want her back---international incident brewing.
Porter Broyles
is 25% done
The years of 1820-30 were very tumultuous years in Mexico---almost every two years the Gov changed.
C y Tejas banned slavery in 1827, then exempted Tejas
Tejas fought to protect slavery, but in 1828--Vicente Guerrero took control of the country and freed all slaves. His edict failed to gain root.
Mexico treaty with Haiti to invade Cuba prevented 2nd invasion by Spain in 1830
— Jan 05, 2024 09:05PM
C y Tejas banned slavery in 1827, then exempted Tejas
Tejas fought to protect slavery, but in 1828--Vicente Guerrero took control of the country and freed all slaves. His edict failed to gain root.
Mexico treaty with Haiti to invade Cuba prevented 2nd invasion by Spain in 1830
Porter Broyles
is 15% done
What a great introduction into Mexican politics surrounding slavery and Stephen F Austin.
Other books talk about it in the abstract but this one delves into it.
1- Mexico freed the slaves to show their revolution was greater than US
2- this stifled interest in migrating to Mexico as
3- 90% of immigrants came from slave states
4- Tejas agreed to be a state rather than territory to avoid Mexico City writing it's laws
— Jan 05, 2024 08:28PM
Other books talk about it in the abstract but this one delves into it.
1- Mexico freed the slaves to show their revolution was greater than US
2- this stifled interest in migrating to Mexico as
3- 90% of immigrants came from slave states
4- Tejas agreed to be a state rather than territory to avoid Mexico City writing it's laws
