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I kind of expected this sort of revisionist history coming out of them as soon as they mentioned the 1836 project. Completely ignore the fact that the Americans illegally immigrated into Mexico, enslaved people, and then stole Texas from them. The majority of that war was over though right to practice slave trading on that land.
Fortunately, you can still get the book at Amazon or audible
https://www.amazon.com/Forget-Alamo-Rise-Fall-American/dp/1984880098/ref=mp_s_a_1_1
"Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford, urges us to reconsider the Alamo, a symbol we've been taught to fiercely and uncritically remember . . . the book provides strong, provocative critiques of U.S. imperialism and colonialism."
"The myth of the Alamo, as we know it, is a lie. It's been a part of the lie students have learned in school, and animates the lies peddled by legislation like the 1836 Project and the critical race theory bill. But if you want to truly remember the past, you first have to forget it." -- Texas Observer
Are wildly spun up Fox Newsers what counts for "under fire"? The Fox Newsers are spun up over evolution so getting even more spun up over US history.
We can still celebrate and build on the American dream and US's founding as one of the greatest things to happen from the Age of Enlightenment and be truthful about it. We did expand democracy. We did ban slavery. We did pass Civil Rights and Voting rights bills. We did the moon landing and Curiosity. We also did some bad stuff so have to know about it, talk about it.
Forget the Alamo is the current historical star.
Might be a good time for Texans to read https://www.amazon.com/Forget-Alamo-Rise-Fall-American/dp/1984880098
Or is that too close to the newest boogeyman, critical race theory?
This one was so un-romanticized republicans sicced their purge culture on it. It's a surprisingly accurate while light-handed and fun read.
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