The Texas Historical Association's Chief Historian Says the Alamo was an 'Insignificant' Battle and Represents 'Whiteness.' What Do Texas History Experts and the Facts Say?
AP Feed This past week, Texas State Historical Association chief historian Walter Buenger made two controversial assertions regarding the Alamo in a story published by Although the battle has become a symbol of patriotism and freedom for many Texans and Americans, like the Confederate monuments erected after the Civil War, the myth of the Alamo has been used to “commemorate whiteness,” according to Walter L Buenger, Texas State Historical Association chair. The battle itself was relatively...
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