The Forgotten Story of Juan Seguín — and Why Erasing History Never Ends Well
Juan Seguín helped win Texas independence, only to be harassed, exiled, and forgotten. His story exposes how racism was written into the Republic of Texas from the start — and why today’s efforts to erase the hard truths of slavery and exclusion are just the latest attempt to rewrite history.
The 24th: Camp Logan, Houston and the Sad History I Never Knew
For 65 years as a self described Houstonian, I never heard that Black soldiers were executed after a 1917 riot on what is now Memorial Park. Learning about Camp Logan has shattered my “Houston is better” myth—and reinforced the negativity of slogans like “Make America Great Again.”