The Washington Post had an article on May 8, 2021 discussing the renovations the Alamo requires. Although most everyone agrees that the Alamo needs a makeover, what it teaches about history is controversial. The United States has taught a distorted history minimizing or ignoring the part that slavery had on the country’s economic prowess. In… Read More The Alamo Was About Slavery
And, there have it, the Band-Aid has been pulled off and it is time that Americans reconcile with the inconvenient truth that America was founded on the backs of slaves. The wound is open and oozing because some Americans continue to hold on to the façade of American exceptionalism. Today’s America is the culmination of… Read More Slavery Was A Necessary Evil Says Senator
The underlining driving force of the American riots is the lie that slavery was not central to the American experience. Yet, America’s prowess is related to slavery although many Americans like to pretend that slavery is not central to America, or nothing more than a foot note in history. But America would not be the… Read More Racism and the American Lie
Americans, it is time to have a “come to Jesus” discussion about American history. It is these types of talks that most will avoid but it must be had for the sanity of the country. Most Americans learned a varnished and palatable version of history. The history of America taught in American schools glosses over… Read More The Confederacy Was About One Thing – Slavery
During the last two posts we have looked at how slavery was part of the founding of America and how that translated into creating two sets of Americans, the minority elite and the rest of the Americans who believe that in America everyone is “equal”. It is the lie that is perpetuated across American schools… Read More The Electoral College Is About Keeping the White Minority In Power
The Texas Revolution was about a small ragtag group of people intent on avenging their dead at the Alamo while protecting their way of life from an onslaught of a bloodthirsty invading army trying to kill them. That is the gist of the history taught in American schools today. Thousands of visitors visit the Alamo… Read More The Texas Revolution Was About Slavery
American schools teach that America was founded on the ideal that “all men are created equal”. It is the fundamental thing taught in schools. But it is a lie. The truth is that America was founded on the principal that a white-dominated America is what makes America great. This is a difficult truth to swallow… Read More America Was Founded on Slavery
This week’s posts are going to be a difficult read for many because it involves an uncomfortable topic. But it must be discussed in order to understand what is going on America today. America was never about equality regardless of what is taught in American schools. America was founded on the belief that White Anglo… Read More Slavery In America A Four-Part Series
To this day there are many Americans who do not comprehend the true horror of slavery. There are many who do not even acknowledge that slavery is part of America’s history. There are also Americans who don’t understand slavery as evidenced by the numerous exhibitions of the Confederate flag in America. There is also the… Read More Instead of Reparations Start a Truth Commission
Want to understand the mindset of the Donald Trump administration and their surrogates? Look no further than the comments made by Donald Trump’s chief of staff, John Kelly two days ago. In an interview on Fox, John Kelly was asked about the controversy over the Confederate statues. Kelly stated that the “lack of an ability… Read More John Kelly and Slavery
Yesterday’s post about slavery elicited very strong emotions from my readers. Emails, telephone calls and a couple of comments on the blog showed the displeasure of many readers. Like Donald Trump often does, today I’m doubling down. The point that I am making is that the question of slavery remains un-addressed in the United States.… Read More Doubling Down on Slavery
Charlottesville represents a national problem that Donald Trump exasperated for himself. The issue that many in the United States minimize or outright ignore is the issue of slavery in the country. Trump’s arguments for and against the alt-right proves this point. The alt-right are labelled racists and many may be so, but many are also… Read More Charlottesville Proves Issue of Slavery Remains Unresolved
