Skewed history along racial lines has placed the named of William Barret Travis on schools, monuments, in history books, and public buildings across Texas. But what was this man really like? What was the historicity (what really happened) in what Travis did and stood for aside from the continuous hogwash that he is to be…

The recent announcements that the letter supposedly written by Colonel William Travis was on its way back to the Alamo is filled with myth that does not stand up to historic scrutiny. The “Victory or Death” letter does nothing to explain the actual circumstances that underpin the Battle of the Alamo and the role Travis…

Discussion of Racism Begins with White Supremacy. We are aware that an education is the road to success, but without liberation it is hollow log filled with rot. We have yet to uncover the many mounds of half-truths, omissions, lies, distortions, and erasures of the true history of America. Many schools teach the usual dumb…

For generations, the Yellow Rose of Texas has been one of America's most popular myths, connected to Texas and San Antonio, ballooning over time and doing little to resemble the truth of what happened on April 21, 1836, at the battle of San Jacinto, where a new Texas Republic won its independence and the creation…

The Haitian Revolution eventually lead to complete liberation from the dictator Napoleon and French racist colonialism. The complete removal of white supremacy from Haiti took place in 1804 with the defeat of the French led by the Black general Toussaint L’Ouverture. This revolt represented the largest slave uprising against white supremacy and slavery in the…

Be Careful Who You Claim as A Hero! Just because someone claims that some historical figure was a good guy doesn’t make it so. This is the case with Texas President Sam Houston and his less than humane views that was unfortunately defended by a few uneducated individuals. Sam Houston became the president of the…