Texas History for Kids

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Today, we’re heading to the coast  where one little boy grew up to shock the world.

👊 His fists were fast.
 🎩 His fashion was fierce.
 💥 And his story? Full of fights, freedom, and fame.

Today, we uncover the wild, true story of Jack Johnson—the first African American heavyweight boxing champion in the world.

References

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/jack-johnson-heavyweight-boxer-defied-america

https://www.biography.com/athletes/jack-johnson

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Today on Texas History for Kids, we explore the legacy of a man who didn’t set out to be a hero—but inherited it…sort of. 
A man who didn’t seek power—but helped build a nation. 

His name is Stephen F Austin and he was in charge of starting a new country, called the Republic of Texas, and making all the rules for it. 

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References

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/treasures/giants/austin/austin-01

Portrait of Stephen F. Austin, photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth55631/: accessed May 31, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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Anthropologists tell us that long before the Comanches thundered across Texas, they were mountain people—part of the Northern Shoshone of the Great Basin. They hunted, gathered, and traveled on foot.

But sometime in the late 1600s, everything changed.

References

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/comanche-indians

Eshet, D. (2020, December). Teaching American Indian History with Primary Sources. The Organization of American Historians/National Park Service.

La Vere, D. (2004). The Texas Indians (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas a & M University). Texas A&M University Press.

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Long before Texas had towns or highways, a group of people lived by the rhythm of the land.
 Not by fences or warranty deeds.
 Not by kings and courts.

They were called the Apache—though that’s not the name they gave themselves. In fact, the word “Apache” came from outside groups and might mean “enemy” in Zuni or Spanish.

References

Eshet, D. (2020, December). Teaching American Indian History with Primary Sources. The Organization of American Historians/National Park Service.

La Vere, D. (2004). The Texas Indians (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas a & M University). Texas A&M University Press.

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The Karankawa were not one single tribe, but several bands that lived along the Texas Gulf Coast, from Galveston to Corpus Christi, who shared similar language and culture. They lived along the Texas coast for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Take a listen as we go back to the 1500s. 

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La Vere, D. (2004). The Texas Indians (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas a & M University). Texas A&M University Press.

Carol A. Lipscomb Revised by Tim Seiter, “Karankawa Indians,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 09, 2025, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/karankawa-indians.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Wikipedia contributors. (2025, May 9). Karankawa people. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:24, May 9, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karankawa_people&oldid=1289607566

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Today, we’re uncovering the story of the Caddo—the mound builders, farmers, and friends of East Texas.

Wikipedia contributors. (2025, April 10). Caddo. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:17, May 2, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caddo&oldid=1284985302

https://thc.texas.gov/historic-sites/caddo-mounds

https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/tejas/

https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/kids/caddo/mounds.html

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This is the real story of 16 brave families from a very tiny group of Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, who left everything behind in 1731 to come to a place called… San Antonio de Béxar.

Sources

Our History - CIDA. (n.d.). Canary Islands Descendants Association. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://cida-sa.org/our-history/

Anonymous, “Canary Islanders,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed January 25, 2025, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/canary-islanders.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

https://cida-sa.org/

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Today, we're diving into a world filled with hidden fossils, historic battlefields, prehistoric creatures… all of which  tell the story of  Texas’s past.

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References

https://www.national-park.com/list-of-national-parks-in-texas/

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 Today, we’re headed to a place where strawberries are more than just a snack… they’re a way of life, filled with history, culture, and people. 

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References

https://www.poteettx.org/834/History-of-Poteet

Linda Peterson, “Poteet, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed April 11, 2025, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/poteet-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

https://khfarmpoteet.com/our-story

https://poteetstrawberryfestival.com/growers/

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In today's episode, we have a tale that’s so bizarre it’ll have you rethinking what you do with your teeth!

In the small town of Hondo, Texas—a city with a rich history dating back to 1689 when Spanish explorer Alonso De León named the Medina River and nearby creeks. But we’re not traveling that far back. Nope, were just gonna travel to March 2025, when a routine day takes an unexpected turn when local police receive a call about human teeth discovered buried in someone’s backyard. Yes, you heard that right—human teeth. 

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References

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