I just finished writing a book about the Alamo and all of the lies, myths, and lack of historical context that we have had to endure for a very long time. The book will be available soon as I am planning book signings at various locations across Texas and the country. The book will be available at www.sentiapunlishing.com/alamo It can be preordered at the same site as the release date will be soon. In this book, I hope to reveal much of the falsehoods that Alamo historians have tried to cover-up or just ignore. Some of this “history” was purposefully ignored to create white hero worship by denying the importance of white supremacy that has gripped our country for hundreds of years.
What I say in this book needs to be said. Mass loyalty to the gentlemen class of plantation owners in the early 1800s, and the institution of slavery itself, made it possible for slave owners to organize racist militias, falsely called “citizen soldiers,” and hordes of vigilantes in the southern states. These white supremacist militias were initially used to slaughter Indigenous People, and later to serve as slave catchers and enforcers. Those desiring to be gentlemen of the slave owner class, or just trying to survive by obtaining land, migrated to Texas for reasons of debt, abandoning their wives, absconding criminal charges, and poverty. Texas was the place to go for this dream to become a reality. Many of these poor immigrants from the slave holding states would be used as pawns by the big-monied plantation owners seeking racialized dreams of wealth. Recruits would not be hard to find. Most poor whites would never be able to own slaves, but the desire to do so was a strong enticement. This desire was fueled by the ideology of white supremacy which was well-established in America at that time.
Myths are well written to shore up political power and attract the multitude to support whatever the established lie is going to be. It is perpetuated with force so that any discussion that drifts away from falsehoods is seen as attempts to deny the accepted norms of white supremacy. This untouchable veil of deceptions is not to be questioned for it would undermine white supremacy everywhere. Over the years, the Alamo defenders have been characterized as “noble” men. One Alamo book is even titled Blood of Noble Men. However, there was nothing noble about them. One definition of “noble” is “having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals.” These pro-slavery men were nothing like the above definition. Another definition says “noble” means, “belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; aristocratic.” Again, I cannot see how it applies to racists, slave owners, and thieves. Yet, this is what many of the Anglo immigrants aspired to—becoming gentlemen of the slave owning class.
The Alamo mythical story is complete with a list of sticky lies that are attached to the brains of the multitude that want to follow without thought. They would rather carry a flag that says “Come and Take it” to a racist insurrection at the capitol than to think about the pro-slavery men that devised that quote at Gonzales, Texas in order to fasten slavery upon Mexican Texas. The story of the Alamo is filled with a multitude of fabrications that are taught to the unsuspecting in words and deed every year. However, the truth is coming out no matter what Dan Patrick and the governor are attempting.
