Civil War Historians Fight Back Against Liberal Revision with Private Monuments

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Civil War Historians Fight Back Against Liberal Revision with Private Monuments
By Andrew West September 30, 2017



History has a funny way of being true, even when the radical left doesn’t want it to be.

Over the course of the last few months a new storm has been brewing within American cultures, particularly in the south and east, as monuments to fallen American soldiers have come under attack in the wake of the Battle of Charlottesville.

https://constitution.com/civil-war-historians-fight-back-liberal-revision-private-monuments/

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Not just Civil War monuments. All history appears to be under attack.

Texas’ Iconic Alamo Set to Undergo Extraordinary and Historically Devastating Changes
By Mike Hendren September 28, 2017 8:50 AM | NewsTalk 1290

The Alamo is one of the most sacred and revered places in Texas. It was the sight of a pivotal moment in Texas history. 185 men, fighting for independence from Mexico, were killed in the Battle of the Alamo. Those ’13 days of glory’ bought valuable time for Gen. Sam Houston to pull back, regroup and successfully defeat the Mexican forces at San Jacinto. San Jacinto, Goliad and Gonzales are all important and sacred sites in our history. But The Alamo is an especially sacred spot. The 185 defenders who entered the compound knew they were facing impossible odds, but, nonetheless, stood shoulder to shoulder with Crockett, Bowie and Travis to do their part to try and secure independence for Texas.

There is a plan to change the Alamo, even renaming it, and ultimately attempt to erase the Battle of the Alamo as the defining moment in the Franciscan mission’s existence. The ‘Save The Alamo’ campaign has been launched to help preserve the history of the Alamo.  ...

‘Reimagine the Alamo’ certainly appears to be nothing more than another attempt at erasing our history and our heritage in the name of political correctness. George P. Bush, the current Texas Land Commissioner, is pushing this plan to destroy the Alamo as we know it. Part of this plan includes the removal of the Alamo Memorial, the Cenotaph, which has stood in Alamo Plaza since the 1936 centennial, to a site blocks away.  The plan also calls for rebuilding the original plaza walls, but not with limestone as they would have been over 180 years ago, but with German-made, see-through glass. Bush wants to turn this hallowed ground into a Disney-like theme park. ...

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