How We Understand History Differently (Via The Alamo)
San Antonio Report
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1/16/21
“The Battle of the Alamo exists as more than a historical event. It’s also a tool people use to justify the United States going to war, and has been for a long time. The Alamo is a story Texas has told to sort the good guys, who were the Anglo Texians, from the bad guys, or the Mexicans. What actually happened gets blown up by the story’s cultural payload, and historical literacy is the casualty.”
“We’re Not Really Strangers” - A Game To Bring People Together
YouTube
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7/2/20
“WNRS is a purpose driven card game all about creating meaningful connections. 3 levels of questions and wildcards that all you to deepen your existing relationships, and create new ones.”
On The Misunderstood Context Of MLK And The “I Have A Dream” Speech
The Nation
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8/14/13
“Perhaps the best way to comprehend how King’s speech is understood today is to consider the radical transformation of attitudes toward the man who delivered it. Before his death, King was well on the way to being a pariah. In 1966, twice as many Americans had an unfavorable opinion of him as a favorable one… But in thirty years he went from ignominy to icon.”