Newton Collins

Newton Collins
Born
Newton Isaac Collins

(1826-02-11)February 11, 1826
DiedSeptember 7, 1903(1903-09-07) (aged 77)
Known forRe-enslavement in Texas; post-emancipation prosperity

Newton Isaac Collins Sr. (February 11, 1826 – September 7, 1903) was an African-American freedman from Alabama who moved to Travis County, Texas, in the 1840s, where he was re-enslaved. After the Emancipation Proclamation, Collins again received his freedom and became a businessman, land owner, and community leader in southeastern Travis County.


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