The past is never dead. It's not even past
Editor’s Note: If you have questions you would like answered at the live Q&A sessions on February 25th, please submit them here. These two panel discussions, “Teaching Texas History in an Age of Hyper Partisanship” and “Forgetting and Remembering: Why Does Searching for an Accurate Past Provoke Backlash?”, were recorded by the Texas State Historical […]
What do statues commemorating Confederate leaders mean? Why has the university decided to remove such statues? And why has the issue been so controversial? On Thursday, August 31 2017, speakers from the University of Texas, the Texas State Historical Association, and the Briscoe Center for American History came together to address these questions and more. […]