Ok, I have to thank Donald Trump for something.

[RandySF]

It was because of his bumbling that I learned about Juneteenth. Yes, I confess that I was totally ignorant of the day but I'll make a point to never forget. Thank you, #Dolt45.

[pnwmom]

1. I learned something today, too.

Thanks to DJT, I did a lot of reading on the topic today and discovered that Texas was just as southern as any southern state, at least with regard to slavery.

When slavery ended in Texas, 30% of the human beings in Texas were slaves. I had no idea.

[bobbieinok]

2. In many of 'Western romance' novels set in post Civil War TX, Reconstruction is the villain

[sarge43]

5. Pop cultural in general the Confederate veteran as the loner protagoist, usually heroic

Some that come to mind: John Carter of Mars, Shane, Ethan Edwards

I'm sure there are many more

[handmade34]

3. a new book out

Black injustice and other nefarious activity

Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers -by Doug J. Swanson

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/steve-chapman-the-nasty-history-of-the-texas-rangers/ar-BB15HMkh?ocid=uxbndlbing

[BlueMTexpat]

6. Here's another good one.

It doesn't talk about black injustice that much, but it certainly details the role of the Texas Rangers et al. in Native American genocide. It is absolutely fascinating.

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Tribe in American History https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Summer-Moon-Comanches-Powerful/dp/1416591060

Be sure to read the Amazon description.

[Gore1FL]

4. When TX tried to leave, their article of secession suggested Slavery was because God demanded it.

"proclaiming the debasing doctrine of equality of all men, irrespective of race or color-- a doctrine at war with nature, in opposition to the experience of mankind, and in violation of the plainest revelations of Divine Law."

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/declaration-causes-seceding-states#Texas

[subterranean]

7. I too was not aware of it before.

And I’m in my fifth decade. I also didn’t know about the Tulsa massacre until about 10 years ago. But unlike the president, I did not assume that no one else had heard of those things either. They were simply gaps in my own knowledge.