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The article looks at pro-slavery sentiments in Brazoria County, Texas, from the mid-19th-century to the end of the U.S. Civil War. Particular focus is given to evidence drawn from local newspapers. According to the author, resident slaveholders made arguments similar to those in other Southern states, including religious, economic, and racist defenses of slavery and arguments about legality and property rights. It is suggested that these arguments were directed at fellow slaveholders.

The article offers information on the membership of and activities related to the Texas State Historical Association. The appointment of Dianne Powell as Association president is noted along with the addition of seven members to the Board of Directors including Carlos Blanton, Stephen C. Cook, and Rebecca Sharpless. The Texas Archeological Society is soliciting papers for its meeting "Archeology Without Borders" in Corpus Christi, Texas from October 22-24, 2010. The Southern American Studies Association will hold the conference "Peoples, Publics, and Places of the Souths" at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia from February 17-19, 2011.

Presents an essay about the author's life and some of his experiences in Texas, a state perceived to be racist because of its Southern history. Relocation from rural Minnesota to take a position at the University of Texas in El Paso; Description of the culture in El Paso; Narration of stories about the attitude of white people towards the city and its Mexican-dominated population.