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This two-day museum-wide conference will reveal the foundational role of chattel slavery in the formation and growth of Texas. Sessions will center on the lives of the enslaved people, especially as mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers. Enslaved people not only labored on cotton and sugar plantations, they also worked as artisans such as blacksmiths, seamstresses, and as enslaved cowboys. Through new scholarship, the Conference will broaden the understanding of the ongoing legacies from slavery which continue to impact African Americans in Texas.