6/23/2023 0 Comments Lone star by tr fehrenbach![]() Who threatened to drive our Texian and Tejano forebears from the land or plow ![]() Holiday, San Jacinto Day might generate as much enthusiasm as the annualĬommemoration of Columbus’s discovery of a land already inhabited by severalĬynicism, but if the anniversary of vanquishing the ruthless tyrant Santa Anna Perhaps if the Texas legislature would once again make it a public Remembrance from resonating like it used to. Sudden break with Mexico that resulted from the brief, but momentous battle isĪn event recalled by Anglo Texans as the moment that marks their independenceĪnd self-determination Texans of color recall it as an event that marks theīeginning of a long struggle to gain those same liberties and freedoms. The Texian freedom won on the grassy plain of San Jacinto that sunny afternoon, I’m not suggesting we have lost regard for That the best questions usually include a correct answer in the range ofĪdd a fourth, and correct, selection to the epigraph above: d) Texans no longer have a usable past. Professor who throws together many a multiple choice quiz, I’ve found Letter to the Editor, Houston Chronicle, April 22, 2008 ![]() I didn’t see you recognize the Texans who fought for your freedoms? Is it because: a) You don’t care? b) You don’t know your history? c) You are scared it will anger your Hispanic ![]() Part 2: The Lone Star Mind & Notions of a Usable ![]()
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