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Texas Black History Preservation Project: William Goyens (1794 856)

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A biography of William Goyens, a mixed African American and Cherokee married to a white woman, whose father was a freed slave. Goyens was a Texas businessman who himself participated in the slave trade, and friends with many of the well known figures of his day, such as Sam Houston. (Web Archive)

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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