By the grace of God and courage of slaves who believed in freedom, Silas escaped through the Underground Railroad and settled in the great state of Texas. He went on to become a successful entrepreneur. He Silas [Burgess] built his community's first church, first elementary school, and purchased 102 acres of farmland. which he paid off in two years. I'm here today, a candidate for Congress because of my great great grandfather, Silas Burgess. I was raised in the south during the days of Jim Crow and the kkk. (00:12–00:35)
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Asserts that Silas Burgess was a community builder and landowner.
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