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It's time for the American South to reject its "rebel" hypocrisy of states rights and atone for the sins of the slave economy of the Confederacy.

In 1864, Lincoln would have seemed more in favor of war than peace

Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin

Reflections on Independence Day from Frederick Douglass

Story-centric documentary reveals the power of a child's vision

Brace yourselves, devotees of Alamo and Texas Revolution lore: The prevailing mythology is about to take a few more hits, this round courtesy of Joseph Tovares and his new documentary, 'Remember the Alamo'

Another officer-involved shooting; Waco shootout update

Historical revisionists urge Lege to protect the Confederacy

Statesman Editor Rich Oppel denounces slavery in the Sudan, but overlooks the terrorism wrought there by his own government. As Church Lady would say, "How Conveeenient."

Will Smith's stunning Civil War drama is a B-movie in award-bait clothes

An unmissable lesson in this county's tortured history

Nasty faith-based drama is Little House on the Prairie on Cialis

This history by the UT professor offers a new look at John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: side by side

Yes, freedom is worth celebrating. But it also bids us to do some serious reflection.

Charlottesville resistance an inspiration here and everywhere

Another distorted salvo from Dinesh D’Souza

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

Year two gets even more ambitious

Learning with Henry Rollins, us the shareholders.

New rockumentary Call + Response aims to do something about modern slave trade

The only "original intent" of the Constitution was to foil extremism and maintain a balance of power

Previewing the 2006 Texas Book Festival

The author hopes that history – so cruel to African-American women in the kitchen – can help breathe real life into a 19th-century portrait

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

Black history in hiding

The recent attacks on reproductive rights reveal another reason to let the filibuster burn

Controversy erupts after museum caves to political pressure

Meanwhile the Texas Legislature tries to block monument removals