Texas Terror: The Slave Insurrection Panic of 1860 and the Secession of the Lower South

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TEXAS TERROR Conflicting Worlds New Dimensions of the American Civil War T. Michael Parrish, Series Edtior Louisiana State University Press Baton Rouge THE SLAVE INSURRECTION PANIC OF 1860 AND THE SECESSION OF THE LOWER SOUTH DONALD E. REYNOLDS TEXAS TERROR Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2007 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First Printing Designer: Michelle A. Neustrom Typeface: Minion Pro Printer and binder: Thomson-Shore, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reynolds, Donald E., 93– Texas terror : the slave insurrection panic of 860 and the secession of the lower South / Donald E. Reynolds. p. cm. — (Conflicting worlds) Includes bibliographical rerferences and index. ISBN-3: 978-0-807-3283-8 (cloth : alk. paper) . Slave insurrections—Texas—History—9th century. 2. Panic—Social aspects—Texas—History— 9th century. 3. Antislavery movements—Texas—History—9th century. 4. Slavery—Texas—History —9th century. 5. Texas—Race relations—History—9th century. 6. Vigilance committees— Texas—History—9th century. 7. Texas—Social conditions—9th century. 8. Slave insurrections— Political aspects—Texas—History—9th century. 9. Texas—Politics and government—846–865. 0. Secession—Texas. I. Title. E445.T47R49 2008 973.7'409764—dc22 200703872 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. � � To William and Wayne This page intentionally left blank Oh, the horrors here in Texas That these early settlers tell— It will cause your hair to stand on end, And make you think of h——. —From Sixty Years in Texas, by George Jackson recto vii This page intentionally left blank ...