About Shattering Paradigms
In antebellum Texas, Samuel Dawson does the unthinkable. He rejects the idea that Black people are subhuman and do not possess the same rights as whites. His defiance is met…
Dawson Town
Following the emancipation of slaves in Texas, twenty-year-old plantation owner Samuel Dawson faces new challenges. The state government is reticent to recognize social and political equality between Blacks and whites.…
All Men are Created Equal
Challenging cultural paradigms is seldom a simple task, and it is particularly difficult for a twelve-year-old. Yet, in 1857, Samuel Dawson, the son of a slaveholder in Texas, does just…
A Matter of Choice
Dissatisfied with government schools, parents across Texas demand more education options for their children. Spurred on by the governor, Republican state legislators introduce bills to establish education savings accounts for…
A Moral Sanction
When the local zoning commission rezones Jack Charlton’s land, making it impossible for him to open the battery factory that he has long dreamed of. Philosophers and intellectual bodyguards Justin…