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#AngryVeteran Mansplains Big Beautiful Bill To You #Politics #America (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2025 OP
The Alamo was a fight to keep slavery in Texas. burrowowl Jul 2025 #1
Yes, everyone on DU knows that. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2025 #2

burrowowl

(18,494 posts)
1. The Alamo was a fight to keep slavery in Texas.
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 11:12 AM
Jul 2025

Mexico had outlawed slavery and Santa Anna also was in Texas to enforce adherence to the law.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,470 posts)
2. Yes, everyone on DU knows that.
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 12:23 PM
Jul 2025

I don't think his point was to defend the Alamo.

He mentions that and several other battles where people still fought while facing overwhelming odds.

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