Ashworth Act

Ashworth Act

The Ashworth Act was a law passed by the Republic of Texas (when it still was a republic) on December 12, 1840 concerning the free African Americans living in Texas at that time. It exempted certain free Africans from an earlier law which forbid free Africans in Texas.

References

*Handbook of Texas|id=AA/mla3|name=The Ashworth Act


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