“Our Beloved Alamo”: Racism and Texas Exceptionalism in Public Memory Systems
PDF version Abstract This paper examines the written, spoken, and performed texts at The Alamo to quantify and analyze the white narratives that are presented. Through the use of a content and discourse analysis, we evaluate the rhetorical strategies The Alamo uses as it communicates Texas history to visitors. Our findings indicate that Anglo/white people…
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