Chapter 8: How We See Ourselves

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Nov 15, 202240:19History

Each year, Texas public school students learn the story of their state’s origin: the battle for the Alamo. The story has become a rallying cry throughout the ages for Texans, and Americans – It’s an underdog tale of sacr...

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