Natividad Román
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Want to be featured on our blog? Refusing to Forget publishes blog posts in response to anniversaries & developments in historical knowledge & the way we commemorate the past. Past blog entries can be found at refusingtoforget.org/blog-2/. For more information email [email protected].
September 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Want to be featured on our blog? Refusing to Forget publishes blog posts in response to anniversaries & developments in historical knowledge & the way we commemorate the past. Past blog entries can be found at refusingtoforget.org/blog-2/. For more information email [email protected].
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You can now search across our blogs, OTD calendar, resources and more.
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August 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🔎 New website feature!
You can now search across our blogs, OTD calendar, resources and more.
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You can now search across our blogs, OTD calendar, resources and more.
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#OTD in 1915, three supposed participants in the “Plan de San Diego” uprising were killed by law enforcement. It is not known whether soldiers, law enforcement, or Texas Rangers were the ones to pull the trigger. /1
August 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#OTD in 1915, three supposed participants in the “Plan de San Diego” uprising were killed by law enforcement. It is not known whether soldiers, law enforcement, or Texas Rangers were the ones to pull the trigger. /1
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On July 23 or 24, 1915, the brothers Lorenzo and Gorgonio Manríquez were killed near Mercedes, Texas, by deputy sheriffs, in a chain of events that unleashed violence across south Texas in late summer and fall of 1915. /1
July 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
On July 23 or 24, 1915, the brothers Lorenzo and Gorgonio Manríquez were killed near Mercedes, Texas, by deputy sheriffs, in a chain of events that unleashed violence across south Texas in late summer and fall of 1915. /1
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📢 @datarescueproject.org is calling on us to help #SaveOurSigns!
Interpretive signs in national parks may be removed by Sept. under new federal rules. You can help preserve history by photographing & uploading park signs.
This summer, let’s #SaveOurSigns.
www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...
Interpretive signs in national parks may be removed by Sept. under new federal rules. You can help preserve history by photographing & uploading park signs.
This summer, let’s #SaveOurSigns.
www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...
We love our National Parks. Help us #SaveOurSigns
We need your help to #SaveOurSigns
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July 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
📢 @datarescueproject.org is calling on us to help #SaveOurSigns!
Interpretive signs in national parks may be removed by Sept. under new federal rules. You can help preserve history by photographing & uploading park signs.
This summer, let’s #SaveOurSigns.
www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...
Interpretive signs in national parks may be removed by Sept. under new federal rules. You can help preserve history by photographing & uploading park signs.
This summer, let’s #SaveOurSigns.
www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...
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Thanks to everyone who visited us at the Alliance for Texas History conference! This landmark event was a significant moment for public & scholarly engagement with Texas history. We look forward to whats next under the leadership of RTF cofounder, Dr. Sonia Hernández. www.alliancefortexashistory.org
May 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thanks to everyone who visited us at the Alliance for Texas History conference! This landmark event was a significant moment for public & scholarly engagement with Texas history. We look forward to whats next under the leadership of RTF cofounder, Dr. Sonia Hernández. www.alliancefortexashistory.org
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#OTD on May 3, 1909 Ranger Levi Davis killed Severo Lopez in Rio Grande City. Lopez and several friends had been enjoying a festive dinner when Davis and 2 other Rangers ended the festivities with gunfire. /1
May 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
#OTD on May 3, 1909 Ranger Levi Davis killed Severo Lopez in Rio Grande City. Lopez and several friends had been enjoying a festive dinner when Davis and 2 other Rangers ended the festivities with gunfire. /1
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#OTD in 1955 Texas Ranger Bob Crowder negotiated an end to a revolt in the Rusk State Hospital for the ‘criminally insane.’ Black inmates took over the segregated Black ward, beat attendants, and took hostages in anger over terrible conditions. Image: TX Ranger Museum. /1
April 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#OTD in 1955 Texas Ranger Bob Crowder negotiated an end to a revolt in the Rusk State Hospital for the ‘criminally insane.’ Black inmates took over the segregated Black ward, beat attendants, and took hostages in anger over terrible conditions. Image: TX Ranger Museum. /1
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▪️New Blog Post▪️
Our latest guest blog was contributed by artist Ed Moralez whose great grandfather, Manuel Moralez, was one of the 15 men and boys killed in Porvenir in 1918. Through his art, Ed Moralez honors & memorializes the lives lost at Porvenir. refusingtoforget.org/the-morning-...
Our latest guest blog was contributed by artist Ed Moralez whose great grandfather, Manuel Moralez, was one of the 15 men and boys killed in Porvenir in 1918. Through his art, Ed Moralez honors & memorializes the lives lost at Porvenir. refusingtoforget.org/the-morning-...
The Morning, The Coldness, & The Truth. - Refusing to Forget
I started this painting not out of some type of revenge or retribution of any kind, but from the desire to honor and to memorialize my Great grandfather Manuel Moralez, who was killed that early morn...
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April 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
▪️New Blog Post▪️
Our latest guest blog was contributed by artist Ed Moralez whose great grandfather, Manuel Moralez, was one of the 15 men and boys killed in Porvenir in 1918. Through his art, Ed Moralez honors & memorializes the lives lost at Porvenir. refusingtoforget.org/the-morning-...
Our latest guest blog was contributed by artist Ed Moralez whose great grandfather, Manuel Moralez, was one of the 15 men and boys killed in Porvenir in 1918. Through his art, Ed Moralez honors & memorializes the lives lost at Porvenir. refusingtoforget.org/the-morning-...
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#OTD in 1918, Florencio García was arrested by Texas Rangers Sadler, Sittre, and Lock at a ranch south of Brownsville. He was never seen alive again. A death certificate was issued and the Rangers were charged with murder. /1
April 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#OTD in 1918, Florencio García was arrested by Texas Rangers Sadler, Sittre, and Lock at a ranch south of Brownsville. He was never seen alive again. A death certificate was issued and the Rangers were charged with murder. /1
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New blog post...
"Rather than an isolated or inexplicable “incident,”... the Ciudad Juárez fire embodied a broader & longstanding tradition of diffused, extra-legal, and surreptitious violence, which since the 1980s, has shaped the experiences of millions of transborder crossers." bit.ly/4bMulvG
"Rather than an isolated or inexplicable “incident,”... the Ciudad Juárez fire embodied a broader & longstanding tradition of diffused, extra-legal, and surreptitious violence, which since the 1980s, has shaped the experiences of millions of transborder crossers." bit.ly/4bMulvG
Two Years After the Ciudad Juárez Shelter Burning: Forgotten Violence Across the Mexican Vertical Border - Refusing to Forget
“We’re not going to open [the door] for them. I told them already.” The words decisively uttered by a Mexican immigration agent lingered in the air
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March 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New blog post...
"Rather than an isolated or inexplicable “incident,”... the Ciudad Juárez fire embodied a broader & longstanding tradition of diffused, extra-legal, and surreptitious violence, which since the 1980s, has shaped the experiences of millions of transborder crossers." bit.ly/4bMulvG
"Rather than an isolated or inexplicable “incident,”... the Ciudad Juárez fire embodied a broader & longstanding tradition of diffused, extra-legal, and surreptitious violence, which since the 1980s, has shaped the experiences of millions of transborder crossers." bit.ly/4bMulvG
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In March 1847, in South Texas, a group of Texas Rangers under the direction of Marby “Mustang” Gray murdered the entire adult male population of a village. Supposedly, this was retaliation against “Mexicans” broadly for an attack on a US supply train by the Mexican army. /1
March 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In March 1847, in South Texas, a group of Texas Rangers under the direction of Marby “Mustang” Gray murdered the entire adult male population of a village. Supposedly, this was retaliation against “Mexicans” broadly for an attack on a US supply train by the Mexican army. /1
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Join us on March 24th for a virtual book talk with Refusing to Forget co-founder @benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social.
Johnson's will discuss his latest book, Texas: An American History. This event is exclusive for our Patreon subscribers!
Join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/RefusingtoFo...
Johnson's will discuss his latest book, Texas: An American History. This event is exclusive for our Patreon subscribers!
Join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/RefusingtoFo...
March 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Join us on March 24th for a virtual book talk with Refusing to Forget co-founder @benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social.
Johnson's will discuss his latest book, Texas: An American History. This event is exclusive for our Patreon subscribers!
Join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/RefusingtoFo...
Johnson's will discuss his latest book, Texas: An American History. This event is exclusive for our Patreon subscribers!
Join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/RefusingtoFo...
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Congrats to RTF co-founder, @benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social on his latest book,Texas: An American History! Teaching resources & a dedicated blog accompany this book. Bookmark this site as it will undoubtedly be an invaluable resource in the years to come. www.texasanamericanhistory.com/blog/another...
Another Texas History Book — Texas: An American History
Why would any sane person write another take on Texas history from the dinosaurs to the 21st century?
www.texasanamericanhistory.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Congrats to RTF co-founder, @benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social on his latest book,Texas: An American History! Teaching resources & a dedicated blog accompany this book. Bookmark this site as it will undoubtedly be an invaluable resource in the years to come. www.texasanamericanhistory.com/blog/another...
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#OTD on February 13, 1919, the final day of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House in the Investigation of the Texas State Ranger Force (hereafter, “Canales Hearings”) took place in the Railroad Commission Hearing Room on the 2nd floor of the state capitol. /1
February 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#OTD on February 13, 1919, the final day of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House in the Investigation of the Texas State Ranger Force (hereafter, “Canales Hearings”) took place in the Railroad Commission Hearing Room on the 2nd floor of the state capitol. /1
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📣TONIGHT!
Join us for a virtual book talk with
@ccarmona.bsky.social, in a discussion facilitated by RTF member @leahlao.bsky.social. This event is exclusive for Patreon subscribers! Please consider subscribing, your support helps us to continue this work!
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Join us for a virtual book talk with
@ccarmona.bsky.social, in a discussion facilitated by RTF member @leahlao.bsky.social. This event is exclusive for Patreon subscribers! Please consider subscribing, your support helps us to continue this work!
www.patreon.com/c/Refusingto...
February 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
📣TONIGHT!
Join us for a virtual book talk with
@ccarmona.bsky.social, in a discussion facilitated by RTF member @leahlao.bsky.social. This event is exclusive for Patreon subscribers! Please consider subscribing, your support helps us to continue this work!
www.patreon.com/c/Refusingto...
Join us for a virtual book talk with
@ccarmona.bsky.social, in a discussion facilitated by RTF member @leahlao.bsky.social. This event is exclusive for Patreon subscribers! Please consider subscribing, your support helps us to continue this work!
www.patreon.com/c/Refusingto...
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This short documentary is a must watch on the anniversary of this important event. Today we remember Alfonso Loredo Flores and the Pharr Riots of 1971. vimeo.com/790683524?sh...
¡Ya Basta! The Pharr Riot
This documentary tells the story of the racism and police brutality that led to the Pharr Riot of 1971 in Pharr, Texas. The unwarranted murder of an innocent bystander,…
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February 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This short documentary is a must watch on the anniversary of this important event. Today we remember Alfonso Loredo Flores and the Pharr Riots of 1971. vimeo.com/790683524?sh...
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#OTD in 1971 Mexican-origin people in the border city of Pharr endured a police riot, commonly called the Pharr Riots, that resulted in the killing of Alfonso Loredo Flores. To halt the "riot" the city government called in the Texas Rangers, among other police agencies. /1
February 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
#OTD in 1971 Mexican-origin people in the border city of Pharr endured a police riot, commonly called the Pharr Riots, that resulted in the killing of Alfonso Loredo Flores. To halt the "riot" the city government called in the Texas Rangers, among other police agencies. /1
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Today we remember the Porvenir massacre and the lives that were lost. Read more here: refusingtoforget.org/porvenir-mas...
January 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Today we remember the Porvenir massacre and the lives that were lost. Read more here: refusingtoforget.org/porvenir-mas...
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Happy Hour with a Historian – Exclusive Event for Patreon Members! Join us for a virtual Happy Hour with the Refusing to Forget team. We’ll chat & answer your burning questions in a fun, relaxed, informal setting.
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December 3, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Happy Hour with a Historian – Exclusive Event for Patreon Members! Join us for a virtual Happy Hour with the Refusing to Forget team. We’ll chat & answer your burning questions in a fun, relaxed, informal setting.
Not a member yet? There's still time to sign up! www.patreon.com/c/Refusingto...
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