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Social Studies TEKS Review
“The Unrevised Story of Lincoln”
Comments by Dr. Carole Hornsby Haynes
March 26, 2026
CHH - In the Civil War sections in several grades, references are made to Lincoln. The overall theme is that Lincoln is praised as the “Great Emancipator” who freed the nation from the curse of slavery. This view is completely false. Lincoln didn’t care much about freeing the slaves, so long as the South remained in the Union. He was an extreme nationalist. Under his administration, the U.S. went from a states rights, limited government Constitutional Republic to a centralized government that ignored the Constitution and denied the Constitutional rights of the states. Historial references are available for each of the charges below.
For decades we have had our world turned upside down by a radical left that is hellbent on transforming America. Every level of our Republic and our Christian traditions are under attack and none more so than Christmas, which the speech police once designated “Winter Holiday.” Leftist zealots banned candy canes given by student as gifts at schools, supposedly a Christian symbol that violates the “separation clause” of the Constitution except, of course, there is no such clause, only a ban on official government supported church. 
Lincoln Day events (sometimes Lincoln-Reagan Day), named after Abraham Lincoln, are held annually in February or March. These are the primary annual celebrations and fundraisers for the Republican Party. 
As Americans prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ in a few days, the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral is a stark reminder of the global attack to cancel our Western culture and Chrisitan religion. There has been ongoing controversy between the French citizens, most of whom wanted to preserve their heritage, and the French government and Catholic church officials who wanted radical changes in the restoration of the cathedral. Critics compared the proposed changes to a 
The contemporary celebration of Halloween is controversial. Many view it as a macabre celebration of evil while others view it as Christian. Its complicated past goes back thousands of years with roots in both paganism and Christianity. 
In 2021 our nation celebrated the