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Texas Event for 'Forget the Alamo' Book Cancelled After Backlash from State GOP


Texas Event for Forget the Alamo Book Cancelled After Backlash from State GOP
On 7/2/21 at 8:13 PM EDT
Forget the Alamo at the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin following a conservative pressure campaign.
GOP lawmakers and activists had expressed outrage that the museum would feature the book, which explores the role of racism and slavery in the Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution. Patrick celebrated the cancellation of the virtual event, which had been set to feature two of the book s three co-authors.
Patrick boasted of his previous effort to stop the relocation of the Alamo s Cenotaph, a memorial to the mission s defenders. The lieutenant governor serves in a prominent role alongside Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott on the Texas State Preservation Board the group responsible for running the museum. ....

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Texas history museum pulls out of event on book re-examining Alamo 'myth'


Texas history museum pulls out of event on book re-examining Alamo myth
July 1, 2021
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The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is shown Thursday, April 19, 2001, in Austin, Texas.NELLIE DONEVA /APShow MoreShow Less
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“Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth,” written by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson and Jason Stanford, was published in June 2021.Penguin Press-handout /Show MoreShow Less
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Texas State Police Officers guard the Alamo Plaza as protesters march in downtown San Antonio, Texas, on June 9, 2020.Josie Norris, The San Antonio Express-News / Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less
AUSTIN The Texas history museum on Thursday abruptly pulled out of an event scheduled for that night on a new book that re-examines the story of The Alamo, prompting claims of state censorship from its authors. ....

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