Newton Collins | |
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Born | Newton Isaac Collins February 11, 1826 State of Alabama, U.S. |
Died | September 7, 1903 Austin, Texas, U.S. | (aged 77)
Known for | Re-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.