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thank you Todd. -- The astonishing thing, also, is that there has been no opportunity whatsoever for faculty and administrators to have a frank discussion about the song, its history, and its impact on students. It is stunning that they proposed to have a "difficult conversation," etc., but then abruptly shut it down completely the moment I published my article on "True Origins of The Eyes of Texas."

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Alberto A. Martinez

Professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. Author of six books, plus articles in Scientific American, The Hill, USA Today news, SALON, etc.