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State museum examining slavery's role in Battle of the Alamo after Texas GOP leaders complained BBY LIVINGSTON AND ISABELLA ZOU, The Texas Tribune July 2, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A promotional event for a book examining the role slavery played leading up to the Battle of the Alamo that was scheduled at the Bullock Texas State History Museum on Thursday evening was abruptly canceled three and a half hours before it was scheduled to begin. Authors of the book, titled “Forget the Alamo,” and the publisher, Penguin Random House, say the cancellation of the event, which had 300 RSVPs, amoun...

State museum canceled book event examining slavery’s role in Battle of the Alamo after Texas GOP leaders complained, authors say Umana, Khadeeja By: Abby Livingston and Isabella Zou Posted at 4:49 PM, Jul 02, 2021 and last updated 2021-07-02 17:49:21-04 A promotional event for a book examining the role slavery played leading up to the Battle of the Alamo that was scheduled at the Bullock Texas State History Museum on Thursday evening was abruptly canceled three and a half hours before it was scheduled to begin. Authors of the book, titled “Forget the Alamo,” an...

Texas history museum pulls out of event on book re-examining Alamo 'myth' July 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is shown Thursday, April 19, 2001, in Austin, Texas.NELLIE DONEVA /APShow MoreShow Less 2of3 “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 3of3 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 Ex...

Image courtesy Penguin Press In an ironic move, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum today (July 1), with three hours notice, canceled a talk with co-authors of Forget the Alamo, a new look at the myths and realities of the Texas origin story, after "increased pressure on social media" targeted the museum and its board of high-ranking state officials. The "ReWriting History" virtual program, co-presented with the Writers League of Texas, was to have featured Chris Tomlinson and Forget the Alamo's three co-authors (along with Jason Stanford) talking about "the...

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