The First Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is one of the most beloved US traditions, and while it has recently been said to have a fabricated origin, or even disrespectful to Native Americans (due to their mass genocide and forceful religious conversion), the celebration of Thanksgiving is a tradition passed on through more than one historical event.
Before The Chicano Movement There Was Jovita
Jovita Idár was described as a bright, artistic young girl who greatly admired her father, Nicasio Idár.
Remembering a Martyr Ruben Salazar and the Chicano Moratorium
Rerun of 2017 story To Remember Ruben Salazar and the 50TH Anniversary of the Chicano. Remembering A Martyr Moratorium.
Confederate Monuments, History or Racism?
The end of the civil war the south was devastated. Some southern rebels were so bitter about the Union victory that they dispersed as far away as Brazil.
Jose P. Martinez
100 years Later
As You Wander Across Texas
A truism about history is that the winner writes it. And if there is no winner, we create one, because we must always have a protagonist.
The Confederacy: History or Commemoration?
Last month Tarrant County Commissioners voted to remove a Confederate statue from the yard in front of the county courthouse. By Luis C. Castillo The monument was dedicated to confederate war soldiers and their descendants and erected in 1953. Before the Commissioners voted, there was a long list of residents who spoke about removing […]
Giant Steps
As a native South Texan I grew up pretty much knowing the history of South Texas with all its blood and gore.
The Start of American Racism Part Dos
Join me in learning about the start of racial divide in America.
Antonio Gonzalez: Liberation of the Jews
Moses freed the Jews from Pharaoh in Egypt; Antonio Gonzalez liberated them from Hitler’s death camps.