Tag Archives: slavery
Greg Abbott’s Own Research Shows He Could Remove a Confederate Marker at the Capitol if He Wanted To
Abbott’s recent crash course on Confederate markers shows that immediate steps to remove the Capitol plaque are available — should he find the stomach.
For the past seven months, Governor Greg Abbott has been studying what he can do about a 59-year-old plaque hanging in the Texas Capitol that denies the Civil W...Read More
How Texas Failed to Catch a Geography Textbook’s Glaring Slavery Error
A University of Houston doctoral student and former English teacher has sparked a national conversation about how public schools teach geography, history and ra...Read More
Why This Texan Won’t Be Celebrating Juneteenth This Year
With Juneteenth approaching, now’s a good time to consider the living legacy of slavery in our state. ...Read More
The Hidden Confederate History of the Texas Capitol: An Unofficial Guide
A visitor to the Capitol gleans a particular story of Texas from the monuments and plaques: one that celebrates the state’s involvement in the Civil War and o...Read More
Chris Tomlinson Digs Up a Discomfiting Past in Tomlinson Hill
Tomlinson Hill is one white man’s effort to correct the flawed memory of a family, and of a nation, by way of unflinching acknowledgement of guilt. ...Read More
Tyrant’s Foe: Fighting Modern-Day Slavery
For raising awareness about human trafficking, Marla Trujillo is a tyrant's foe. ...Read More
