Olivarri, Jason P
This item appeared in a San Antonio newspaper on May 9th of 1865; a month after Lee surrendered at Appomattox, the sheriff of Bexar County was still busy rounding up and jailing “runaway slaves.”[Semi-Weekly News (San Antonio) May 9, 1865] In the immediate aftermath of emancipation Afr...
The article discusses the adult basic education provided by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office to those who are incarcerated and eligible. Topics mention including providing opportunities for a candidate to test and achieve a General Educational Development (GED) certificate, collaborating with the local...