“The Texas Capitol is a symbol of solidarity, as lawmakers from various backgrounds and perspectives come together to create change for our communities,” Anchía said. “The presence of Confederate memorials on the Capitol grounds undermine the unifying work that lawmakers strive to undertake.”
Following last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests, Anchía and DeSoto state Rep. Carl Sherman joined six other Democratic state lawmakers also demanding the monuments’ removal.
If passed, Anchía’s bill would remove the following:
A portrait of Albert Sidney Johnston in the Senate chamber. Born in Kentucky, Johnston was a Confederate Army general who died in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862 along with 23,000 Americans, according to History.com.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Between 1821 and 1865, thousands of enslaved African Americans crossed the Rio Grande to seek a different future; however, their stories and of those who aided them, remained buried in obscurity until recently.
“In Mexico you could be free. They didn’t care what color your skin was”. (Photo internet reproduction)
Unlike the so-called “Underground Railroad” – the network organized by abolitionists in the 19th century to help slaves escape to northern states and Canada – the history of which is taught to high school students in the US – the route south has remained ignored on both sides of the Rio Grande.
En México podías ser libre A ellos no les importaba de qué color fuera tu piel : la poco conocida historia de la ruta de escape de los esclavos estadounidenses hacia el sur larepublica.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from larepublica.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Turns out her great-great-grandparents, who are buried there,
were agents in the little-known underground railroad that led through South Texas to Mexico during the 1800s. Thousands of enslaved people fled plantations to make their way to the Rio Grande, which became a river of deliverance. I don t know why there wasn t anything that we would ve known as we were growing up. It amazes me to learn the underground deal I had no idea at all, says Webber-Vasques, 70, who recently learned the story of her forebear John Ferdinand Webber from her daughter-in-law who has researched family history. I m very proud to be a Webber, she says.
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