Ashworth Act
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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 that forbade free Africans in Texas.
Republic of Texas
The Republic of Texas was an independent nation in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846.Formed as a break-away republic from Mexico by the Texas Revolution, the state claimed borders that encompassed an area that included all of the present U.S...
(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 that forbade free Africans in Texas.