The Story of Lucia Carter and Albert Parsons

After slavery was abolished, it was common for free people to commit to their own marriages without going through legal paper work. lucia carter married 28 year old albert parsons on september 20, eighth, 18 72. But just weeks after their marriage, the texas legislature passed a new law that banned it. The re an party also lost control of the texas government in 18 73 and the newly installed legislature started repealing laws that had been passed to try to protect the state's black population. Cukluk clan activity started to increase all over especially the southern us.