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“That in this free government all white men are ought to be entitled to equal, civil and political rights; that the servitude (slavery) of the African race, as existing in these States, is mutually beneficial to both the slave and the free, and is abundantly authorized and justified by the experience of mankind, and the revealed will of Almighty God, as recognized by all Christian nations.”
—The State of Texas Declaration of Secession from the Union on February 1, 1861.
—A Declaration of Causes citing the institution of slavery as the primary reason for secession from the Union.
—On March 2, 1861, Texas joined the Confederate States of America.
