Refusing to Forget

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On January 30, 1919, began an unprecedented exposure of state-sanctioned violence by the Texas Rangers & accomplices. Witnesses testified about murder, torture, displacement, and other efforts of intimidation of Border Mexicans by the Rangers.

On January 30, 1919, began an unprecedented exposure of state-sanctioned violence by the Texas Rangers & accomplices. Witnesses testified about murder, torture, displacement, and intimidation of Border Mexicans by the Rangers. Learn more in today's blog post: refusingtoforget.org/the-canales-...

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Today we remember the Porvenir massacre and the lives that were lost. Read more here: refusingtoforget.org/porvenir-mas...

Today we remember the Porvenir massacre and the lives that were lost. Read more here: refusingtoforget.org/porvenir-mas...

Borders Don’t Stop Violence—They Create It - Public Books Monica Muñoz Martinez and Karl Jacoby discuss how the “border” is not a line on the ground, but a tool to enable violence and surveillance.

The violent history of border policing is now devouring what is left of democracy in the USA. We refuse to forget the murders of Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and so many others. www.publicbooks.org/borders-dont...

As Monica Martinez wrote, "through policing and enforcement—Indigenous, Asian, Mexican, & African people were cast as un-American, foreign, incapable of being citizens, and as a threat to the nation. Racist violence was used to subordinate & control populations who refused government intervention."

They understand what a clear-eyed study of the border violence of 1910s shows: that impunity for agents and the denigration of entire communities can lead to mass state-sanctioned killing and the destruction of basic democratic and human rights.

We applaud the federal prosecutors who have resigned in protest of such orders, and calls for accountability from local officials and Minnesota residents.

We note with alarm the statements by Trump administration officials, including the Attorney General, slandering the victims, lying about the incidents, and ordering an investigation not of the perpetrators but of the victims.

We Refuse to Forget the Murders of Renee Good & Alex Pretti - Refusing to Forget Refusing to Forget mourns the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. We note with alarm the statements by Trump

Refusing to Forget mourns the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.
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They understand what a clear-eyed study of the border violence of 1910s shows: that impunity for agents and the denigration of entire communities can lead to mass state-sanctioned killing and the destruction of basic democratic and human rights.

We applaud the federal prosecutors who have resigned in protest of such orders, and calls for accountability from local officials and Minnesota residents.

We note with alarm the statements by Trump administration officials, including the Attorney General, slandering the victims, lying about the incidents, and ordering an investigation not of the perpetrators but of the victims.

New on the blog: A guest post marking 115 years since the Rocksprings lynching of Antonio Rodríguez. Contributor Ignacio Minjarez examines the 1910 lynching & invites readers to consider how the stories told after the violence helped define who Rodríguez was. refusingtoforget.org/115-years-si...

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The forced resignation of Kate Rogers of the Alamo Trust, the firing of Tom Alter from TX State, & lawsuits against historians & journalists are all aimed at suppressing certain historical truths.

Virtual Talk Tonight! Join us as we bring together these powerful voices to reflect on this urgent moment & the ongoing struggle to protect truthful history. @stevanzetti.bsky.social @drmphillipsut.bsky.social
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La caminata honors 'the last colonial rebellion', Trump fights SNAP payments in court, election day set for Tuesday Trinidad Gonzales, who co-founded the history project Refusing to Forget, said the murders happened "in response to the last colonial rebellion by ethnic Mexicans against U.S. sovereignty."

On Sunday, local community members made the yearly walk to the Matanza of 1915 historical marker. RTF cofounder @gonzalest956.bsky.social, said the murders happened "in response to the last colonial rebellion by ethnic Mexicans against U.S. sovereignty."
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Dia de los Muertos Altar - Refusing to Forget Day of the Dead is a celebration of Life.

🕯Día de los Muertos is upon us.🕯
Join us in remembering the stories and honoring the lives of those who have been victims of racial violence in Texas and those who have fought against these cultures of violence.
View our virtual ofrendas on our website.
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Refusing to Forget members are @ccarmona.bsky.social, Juan Carmona, John Morán González, Sonia Hernández, @benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social, @leahlao.bsky.social, Monica Muñoz Martínez and @alacranita.bsky.social, another co-founder is @gonzalest956.bsky.social. /20

Refusing to Forget (@refusing2forget.bsky.social) An award-winning public history project committed to sharing the history of state-sanctioned violence against Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Texas.

This thread is a part of the #OTD in Ranger history campaign that refusing2forget.bsky.social is running this year. Follow this handle or refusingtoforget.org/ranger-bicentennial-project/ and visit our website refusingtoforget.org to learn more. /19

About Understanding our history of racial injustice America’s history of racial inequality continues to undermine fair treatment, equal justice, and opportunity for many Americans. The Equal Justice Initiat...

Despite Molina’s call to “learn more about the Rangers” and “their whole history,” Ranger defenders appear to have learned nothing from the dark side of their history, since they won’t even acknowledge egregious incidents like this one. /18 calendar.eji.org/about

Homer Garrison, Jr. Summary of service for this honored Texas Ranger

In summer of 2023, the TX Ranger Museum inducted Garrison into its Hall of Fame. His entry makes no mention of his blackface performance, Banks' cooperation with mobs, or Allee's thuggery. /17 www.texasranger.org/Hall-of-Fame...

They didn’t like his book on the Texas Rangers, so they tried to smear his reputation ‘Texas Rangers operated a fable factory.’ So says the author of a critical book who got knocked down because he refused to play along. Here’s what happened to...

In 2020, Dallas authorities removed a statue modeled after Banks from Love Field. Molina, chair of the Ranger bicentennial commission, tells the press that he is seeking another location. /16 www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdo...

Opinion: Examining the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Parts of Texas Rangers History In marking the Rangers’ bicentennial, we should engage with critiques of the organization’s history and have more open, honest discussions.

Ranger defenders ignore instances like Garrison’s performance. Russell Molina called for an honest exploration of Ranger history, absurdly stating that they “aggressively defended the civil and due-process rights of African Americans" during Jim Crow. /15 www.texasmonthly.com/opinion/exam...

Lee Roy Young becomes first Black Ranger - Refusing to Forget #OTD in 1988, Lee Roy Young became the first African American man to be allowed to join the Texas Rangers.

Not until 1988 would the modern Rangers, under extensive pressure from the NAACP, hire a Black officer. /14 refusingtoforget.org/lee-roy-youn...