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In response to the 1619 Project and its examination of slavery, Texas leaders have Texas 1836 Project that highlights their state’s contributions. The 15-page draft brochure will outline Texas ...
GOP leaders have created the Texas 1836 Project, which is in direct response to the New York Times' highly controversial "1619 Project." ...
Texas Independence Day is March 2 which marks the day the Republic of Texas was born. While Texas has been part of the United States for over 175 years, Texas Independence Day is still recognized ...
Let’s read Texas’ single most foundational document, the 1836 Constitution of the Republic of Texas. We will find several values familiar to present-day Texans: divided government, religious ...
Texas’ 1836 Project Aims to Promote “Patriotic Education,” but Critics Worry It Will Gloss Over State’s History of Racism ...
Jerry Patterson, who led Alamo transition, appointed to state’s 1836 Project panel to promote Texas pride By Scott Huddleston , Staff writer Updated Oct 22, 2021 7:40 p.m.
When Mexico's ruler, Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna, sent an army to reestablish his authority in 1835, U.S. settlers revolted and by 1836 had created an independent, slaveholding republic—Texas.
To chair the 1836 Project, Abbott tasked Kevin Roberts, who holds a PhD in history from the University of Texas at Austin. He served on Trump’s 1776 Commission and called its report an ...
(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - When Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill this week creating what’s called the “1836 Project,” he touted it as a way to promote the state’s exceptionalism. The name mirrors the ...
Books 1836, the Slaveholder Republic’s Birthday Historian Gerald Horne on the Texas Revolution, its victors, and its victims ...
Date 1960 [1960] Republic, 1836-1846 Call number F390.S347X 1960 Type Books Physical description 152 p. illus. 22 cm Place Texas Data Source Smithsonian Libraries Topic Frontier and pioneer life ...