Texas History Movies

Texas History Movies was a "popular racist comic strip that ran in The Dallas Morning News in the late 1920s".^[1][2] According to the Texas State Historical Association's Handbook of Texas, it was "drawn by Jack Patton, [and] was originally published in book form in 1928. A paperback edition was distributed to Texas school children at no cost".^[3]

A completely new version by "counter-cultural artist, author, and self-made historian"^[3] Jack Jackson (Jaxon), entitled New Texas History Movies, was published by the Texas State Historical Association in 2007 (ISBN 978-0876112236) and won the 2008 Best Western Graphic Novel award from True West Magazine.^[3][4][5] It was Jackson's last work before his death in June 2006.^[6]

References

1. Knowlton, Christopher (8 June 2021). "Two Books on the Bizarreness of Texas". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
2. "For decades, a comic book showing Texas history in the most racist ways was given to Texas students". Dallas News. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
3. "Texas History Movies". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
4. Boardman, Mark (November–December 2007). "Back to the Future". True West Magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
5. Rutherford, Ryan (4 May 2007). "Book Review: Readings". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
6. "Texas History Movies". www.toonopedia.com. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 3 January 2022.