Texas Originals
Commander Of The Battle Of The Alamo: William Barret Travis
Posted on · Famous for the prophetic dispatch, "If my countrymen do not rally to my relief, I am determined to perish in defense of this place."
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Susanna Dickinson, Survivor Of The Battle of the Alamo
Posted on · One of the few survivors of the Battle of the Alamo. As the smoke was still rising from the mission, Mexican General Santa Ana dispatched Dickinson to the city of Gonzales to warn fellow Texians of the strength of the Mexican forces, sparking the "Runaway Scrape."
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Historian Henry Allen Bullock
Posted on · He devoted his life to advancing African-American education.
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Mexican American Scholar Américo Paredes
Posted on · He is regarded as one of the foremost Mexican American scholars of the twentieth century.
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Writer And Folklorist Américo Paredes
Posted on · He is regarded as one of the foremost Mexican American scholars of the twentieth century.
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Folklorist And Oral History Pioneer Mody Boatright
Posted on · Boatright was a fellow and of the Texas Folklore Society
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Former Governor of Texas Sam Houston
Posted on · Commanded the Texian soldiers in their fight for Texas independence. He became Governor of Texas and helped The Republic of Texas become the 28th state in the United States.
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Jack Johnson: First African-American To Win Heavyweight Boxing Title
Posted on · Johnson was a pioneer in sports and spent his adult life fighting racism in and out of the boxing ring.
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Writer Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis
Posted on · Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis was one of the most important Texas writers of the 19th century.
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Artist Marion Koogler McNay
Posted on · Marion Koogler McNay created the state's first museum of modern art.
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Pilot ‘Brave Bessie’ Coleman
Posted on · Bessie Coleman was the first female African-American pilot.
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Journalist Jane Cazneau
Posted on · A journalist, tireless promoter of Texas independence and eventually, U.S. statehood
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Poet Melvin Tolson
Posted on · Melvin B. Tolson was an educator and poet who inspired a generation of students to stand for equal rights.
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Former Vice President John Nance Garner
Posted on · John Nance Garner was a persuasive politician who held many elected offices, including Vice President of the United States.
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Sara and Green DeWitt
Posted on · The DeWitts were among the earliest Anglo settlers in Texas.