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A painting by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk titled Fall of the Alamo, 1903, depicts the famous war and locally known heroes fighting against Mexican and indigenous people where that trauma still carries weight today.

A painting by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk titled Fall of the Alamo, 1903, depicts the famous battle considered a turning point in the Texas Revolution. Research has found that trauma tied to historical events gets passed down for generations. Credit: Creative Commons / Texas State Archives

A painting by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk titled Fall of the Alamo, 1903, depicts the famous war and locally known heroes fighting against Mexican and indigenous people where that trauma still carries weight today.