On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Chris Vreeland <cvreel...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
> The thing that gets to me is how in white history texts, the word > "massacre" is used to describe ay event in which whites were killed by > indians, and the word "battle" is used to describe any event in which > indians were killed by whites, including army raids on sleeping encampments > of women, children & the elderly. I've even seen evidence of this in the > roadside historical markers in Texas. > History is not recounted by the losers. Things done by the opponents are heinous; similar actions by the victors are heroic.
