How will January 6, 2021 insurrection be portrayed in future history books? Will it be listed along side of the capitol burning by the British in 1812, the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1965, the September 11, 2001 attack on New York City and the Washington D.C., and the bombing of the Boston Marathon in 2013? The facts say it should be considered as an attempt to overthrow our democracy which is the first time in our history. However, since the school textbooks have to be approved by the Texas School Book Commission and we all know how the Texas Republican Party members currently view the event. It was an out-of-hand tourist visit and hardly worth noting a year later.

            The vast majority of Americans consider it an insurrection but most Republicans believe the “Big Lie” and thus just a blip in history of the capitol. Unfortunately school history books have a habit of glossing over the truth The Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre are classic examples. So how will January 6 be portrayed? A tourist visit or a misguided insurrection promoted by Trump so he could be President for life?