Cárdenas recalls history that inspired his novel Balo’s War. Guest post: Alfredo Cárdenas

“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.”

“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

“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

RTF receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to reflect upon state-sanctioned violence and the legacy of civil rights efforts in Texas.

“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