Descendants Press Ahead with Commemoration Despite Marker Delay
August 28, 2018
August 28, 2018 – For Immediate Release Descendants of the victims of a Texas massacre announced their intention to hold a commemoration despite a
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Texas Historical Commission Halts Long-Planned Memorial to Massacre
August 24, 2018
August 24, 2018 – For Immediate Release Descendants of the victims of a Texas massacre and scholars across the country called on the Texas
Porvenir Marker Delayed
August 24, 2018
As many of you who have followed Refusing to Forget know, our colleague Monica Muñoz Martínez started applying for a state historical marker to acknowledge
Border Raids Prompted Suspension of Civil Liberties
December 21, 2017
Cárdenas recalls history that inspired his novel Balo\’s War. Guest post: Alfredo Cárdenas
Trump’s Pardon of Arpaio repeats a Tragic History
September 8, 2017
\”This is not the first time the use of the pardon was promised to law enforcement officials to shield them from legal liability for violating the due process owed to all.\”
A Past for Our Future: Why I Donate to RTF
September 1, 2017
\”Refusing to Forget is a tonic for all of us… Now more than ever we need the passion, power, and clarity of the best public history… \” Guest post: Brian DeLay
Dr. Cleo’s Book of Wonders
August 25, 2017
\”In 2017, like in 1919, there seems to be a broad gulf between minority communities\’ faith in the law and the law\’s acknowledgements of their presence in Texas.\” Guest post by John McKiernan-González
Reflecting Upon and Living ‘The Past’
August 18, 2017
RTF receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to reflect upon state-sanctioned violence and the legacy of civil rights efforts in Texas.
Texas State Rep. Terry Canales Refuses to Forget
August 11, 2017
\”In a time where the Texas State board continues to remove inconvenient history from our textbooks, I believe this story is more important than ever. History sanitized is not real history.\”
GUEST POST by State Rep Terry Canales
