Civil War /tags/civil-war Civil War en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:00:42 GMT The new Juneteenth federal holiday traces its roots to Galveston /texas/2022-06-20/the-new-juneteenth-federal-holiday-traces-its-roots-to-galveston-texas Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year. Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:00:42 GMT /texas/2022-06-20/the-new-juneteenth-federal-holiday-traces-its-roots-to-galveston-texas John Burnett Texas Students Will Soon Learn Slavery Played A Central Role In The Civil War /2018-11-16/texas-students-will-soon-learn-slavery-played-a-central-role-in-the-civil-war The state's previous social studies standards listed three causes for the Civil War: sectionalism, states' rights and slavery, in that order. Fri, 16 Nov 2018 22:38:13 GMT /2018-11-16/texas-students-will-soon-learn-slavery-played-a-central-role-in-the-civil-war Camille Phillips Why Schools Fail To Teach Slavery's 'Hard History' /2018-02-04/why-schools-fail-to-teach-slaverys-hard-history A new report says too many students don't know the basics of American slavery and too many teachers feel ill-served by bad textbooks and timid state standards. Sun, 04 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMT /2018-02-04/why-schools-fail-to-teach-slaverys-hard-history Cory Turner Feb. 1 Marks the 150th Anniversary of Texas Secession /texas/2011-02-01/feb-1-marks-the-150th-anniversary-of-texas-secession Today marks the 150th anniversary of the resolution that allowed Texas to leave the United States and join the Confederacy in the weeks before theā€� Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:15:03 GMT /texas/2011-02-01/feb-1-marks-the-150th-anniversary-of-texas-secession Brad SeungJin Ryu