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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela |
July 4th And The Confederate Flag
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. July 2, 2020
On July 4, 1776 the thirteen American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain for a long train of “repeated injuries and usurpations”. Those who know unrevised Southern history will see parallels between secession from England and secession of the South from the United States.
Is Lt. Governor Patrick Serious About Saving Texas Monuments?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. March 19, 2020
In the March 3rd Republican primary nearly 98% of Texas voters supported Proposition 7 which would prohibit the removal of historic monuments in Texas, including the Cenotaph.
Why Virginia Governor “Coonman” Northam Hates General Lee
By Carole Hornsby Haynes January 24, 2020
There was a time when schools and businesses closed for the birthday of one of the South’s favorite sons – Confederate General Robert E. Lee, born in Virginia on January 19, 1807. This year his birthday was celebrated by only two Southern states, Alabama and Mississippi.
Commissioner George P. Bush Launches Attack On Alamo
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. September 16, 2018
General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush sent a letter to the Texas State Board of Education about removing from the social studies curriculum standards the Travis letter and “heroic” from descriptions of the Alamo defenders. He argued that the recommended changes are not about “trimming class time” but rather about “diluting Texas history” and influencing what students will learn about our past.
Johnny Can’t Read: Blame Government Schools
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. Updated December 12, 2017 World Net Daily June 10, 2017
Despite billions of dollars being dumped into government schools, nearly 50 percent of Americans can barely read while some cannot read at all.
According to the Department of Justice, “The link between academic failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading failure.” The statistics back up this claim: 85 percent of all juveniles who interface with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate, and over 60 percent of inmates in America’s prisons cannot read above a fourth grade level. Two-thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of the fourth grade will end up in jail or on welfare.
Texas Monument Bill Is Dead; Auction of Lee Statue Begins
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. May 22, 2019
Thanks to Republicans, Texas will have no protection for its heritage. The House Calendar Committee chose not to schedule Senate Bill 1663, a historical monument preservation bill, for a vote in the final days of the legislative session.
What Is Dallas Council Hiding In their Frenzy Over Confederate Monuments?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. April 22, 2018
Last September the Dallas City Council quickly removed the Robert E. Lee statue, a magnificent bronze equestrian sculpture, and now they want to bulldoze the Confederate War Memorial located in Pioneer Park Cemetery. They plan to erect a lynching memorial, explaining they want to forget the past and bring racial harmony to Dallas. Yet they provide fake details about the lynching.
Mob Rule Reigns: Dallas Honors Communists, Dumps Confederates
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. September 8, 2017
Mob rule has taken over Dallas City Hall.
The fix was already in even before the Dallas City Council heard our public testimony on September 6. Prior to the meeting, cranes had been dispatched to the statute to remove the statute of Robert E. Lee.
