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With @SylvesterTurner's announcement that Confederate monuments in Houston will be relocated, it's a good time to revisit this 2011 exhibit about the Dick Dowling statue's history. exhibits.library.rice.edu/exhibits/show/dick-dowlingPermalink On twitter.com
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The statue has been moved before, and was brought *out* of storage to be placed in its current location in Hermann Park: exhibits.library.rice.edu/exhibits/show/dick-dowling/afterlives-of-dick-dowling/4Permalink On twitter.com
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Dowling's statue's prominence in the city's landscape has also been long contested. exhibits.library.rice.edu/exhibits/show/dick-dowling/afterlives-of-dick-dowling/5Permalink On twitter.com
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Most importantly, the battle for which Dowling became famous was a CSA victory that postponed the coming of Juneteenth for two years. For enslaved Texans, "Dowling's famous victory in 1863 was a moment of defeat that delayed their freedom." exhibits.library.rice.edu/exhibits/show/dick-dowling/slavery-and-sabine-pass/1Permalink On twitter.com
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The true heroes of Sabine Pass, as I argued in 2013, were African American men who put their lives on the line to join the U.S. Navy & fight for freedom. opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/heroes-of-the-sabine-pass/On twitter.com
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