Slavery

Sam Houston's trusted friend was born a slave

By Murray Montgomery - Staff WriterBefore he passed away, my uncle, Carl Montgomery, left me a collection of old photographs that had been taken before 1900 by various photographers in and around Austin, Texas.

Newspaper article brings to light memories of slavery

By Murray Montgomery - Staff Writer Years ago, I came across a story about an ex-slave in a Gonzales Inquirer newspaper from 1959. The article was about a woman named Ada Stone.According to the Inquirer article, Stone was over 100 years old when interviewed.