The embroidered arrangement in the sewing basket of white supremacy has each thread of thought connected to the overall invented formulations of nonwhite inferiority. Those who have been excluded from white privilege are expected to overlook the racial tsunami that soaked Texas and the United States in a flood of oppression. Under a formulation of denial, all people are expected adhere to a quietness that keeps any discussion about white supremacy at bay, or to speak as if racism was just a passing phenomenon and not lodged like a fossilized psychosis in the minds of millions.
Racist stereotypes were aimed at blacks, whites, native people, and others in order to provide justifications for the mistreatment of millions of people. Racial stereotypes and symbols that were once common included the “black lawn jockey” and the “wooden Indian.” Native American scalps were once sold as souvenirs in dry good stores and saloons. Racist images, which became household icons and items, some of which were body parts, were sold in stores. We are all familiar with the racist Confederate flag that the KKK, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and others still worship. We still have to bear witness to racist followers that praise Confederate soldiers that might as well be glorifying Adolph Hitler.
Items such a salt and pepper shakers, mammie dolls, and stereotypical images on cereal and pancake boxes were all forms of hatred. Soaps and detergents, hair oil, and other common items decorated the kitchens and bathrooms of racialized whites. Cigarettes and cigars were advertised with the “N” word attached. All of this hatred was passed on from generation to generation from the past. These horrible transmissions from slavery and white supremacy attempted to crush the dignity of human worth. It is important that one review racism and its policies in different eras.
As part of the new wave of white supremacist Neanderthal thinking, the Texas Legislature came up with “The 1836 Project.” Under HB 2497, this effort is basically the creation of an advisory committee designed to circulate the false history of Texas. The Texas House Bill states that it is in support of “Patriotic Education.” Whose patriotic views? White supremacist fake history? Will this history be filled with the usual myth and denial of slavery? The entire concept of the “1836 Project” is part and parcel of the efforts to thwart teachers from developing curriculum in social studies classes and teaching the history of slavery and racism in Texas. Will these writings deny the historical fact that Stephen F. Austin created the first slave codes in Texas in 1824?
Will this be a project that relies on disproven sources that verify the hero worship of slave owners and the denial of racism in the political and economic development of Texas? Texas politicians got this idea from Donald Trump and his “1776 Commission” that was designed to deny “The 1619 Project” developed by the New York Times. For decades, the Southern slave holding states fought the federal government to enforce their ownership of slaves. William Travis was a lawyer who used his legal skills to return slaves to their masters. Anglo settlers at the Battle of the Alamo and San Jacinto fought Mexico in order to create a slave state and the primary source documents reveal this. This foolish non-historical project was only invented to corral racist votes into a blind alley for election purposes. So, now it has changed from racist images to a racially developed history that seeks to deny the horrors of slavery and racism.
