Robert Parham has posted an outstanding essay entitled, "Texas Becomes Ground Zero for Revisionist History." He cites three examples that have recently been in the news. Dick Army's assertion that Jamestown colony was a socialist venture, Karl Rove's denial that the Bush administration expected Iraqi oil to pay for the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and the Texas Board of Education's vote to promote radical right ideology in public school texbooks.
Here are a couple more longstanding examples of historical revisionism in Texas. Texas is home to David Barton and his Wallbuilders organization which works tirelessly to rewrite the history of the U.S. Constitution and promote the mythology of Christian Nationalism. An ally in this cause is Gary North, son-in-law of the late Rousas Rushdoony, who promotes a more radical Christian Reconstructionist agenda.
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