Texas History: Come and learn it | Opinion
A Come and Take It flag flies outside the stadium as Dallas Cowboys fans tailgate before an NFL football game against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Arlington. Texans should know the history behind symbols like this, beyond their modern, often political, co-opting, writes Contributing Columnist Dallas Cothurm.
Texans have an obligation and expectation to understand what Texas is and why we are the way we are. As John Steinbeck noted, “For all its enormous range of space, climate, and physical appearance, and for all the internal squabbles, contentions, and strivings, Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America. Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study, and the passionate possession of all Texans.
The 87th Texas Legislature was so concerned about increasing “awareness of Texas values” that it passed House Bill 2497, creating The 1836 Project, a copycat counterbalance to the 1619 Project, another version of history deeply informed by loss. The 1836 Project committee recently published its findings, including a pamphlet on Texas history to be provided to anyone receiving a driver’s license.
Texas has always been a place where cultures collided. We all need to understand why Texas is the way it is and how the people have made it such. Failing to know and embrace one’s history has grave consequences, so I offer a cautionary tale in closing.
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