February is Black History Month.
The Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library presents the exhibit, “12 Plus One” coming up March 2nd. This is an exhibition revealing the ongoing research by the museum of the 12 enslaved individuals listed on Sam Houston’s probate inventory in 1863 plus Tom Blue, who ran away to Mexico and later returned to live the rest of his life in the city of Houston.
Each of these people were born into slavery and though their journeys were different, all eventually found themselves working and caring for the Houston family. They performed duties that were essential to the success of Sam Houston’s legacy until becoming freed citizens after emancipation.
Curator of Exhibits, Jude Routh, said, “The museum continues to further our research and expand our knowledge on all the enslaved people that were associated with the Houston family.”
