Guno צְבִי
We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
to abruptly shut down
The event was expected to happen Thursday evening at the Bullock Texas State History Museum, the Texas Tribune reported. But museum organizers canceled it with less than four hours to go, citing pressure from Republican lawmakers in Texas to do so.
"The Bullock was receiving increased pressure on social media about hosting the event, as well as to the museum's board of directors (Gov Abbott being one of them) and decided to pull out as a co-host all together," Penguin Random House said in a statement reported by the Tribune.
Gov. Greg Abbott did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, but Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said on Twitter he called for the event's cancellation.
"Just as the site of the Alamo was left in ruins for decades, its story was forgotten and twisted over time, with the contributions of Tejanos-Texans of Mexican origin, who fought alongside the Anglo rebels-scrubbed from the record, and the origin of the conflict over Mexico's push to abolish slavery papered over," a description of the book from Penguin Random House says. "As uncomfortable as it may be to hear for some, celebrating the Alamo has long had an echo of celebrating whiteness."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/t...-abruptly-shut-down/ar-AALJFqe?ocid=Peregrine
The event was expected to happen Thursday evening at the Bullock Texas State History Museum, the Texas Tribune reported. But museum organizers canceled it with less than four hours to go, citing pressure from Republican lawmakers in Texas to do so.
"The Bullock was receiving increased pressure on social media about hosting the event, as well as to the museum's board of directors (Gov Abbott being one of them) and decided to pull out as a co-host all together," Penguin Random House said in a statement reported by the Tribune.
Gov. Greg Abbott did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, but Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said on Twitter he called for the event's cancellation.
"Just as the site of the Alamo was left in ruins for decades, its story was forgotten and twisted over time, with the contributions of Tejanos-Texans of Mexican origin, who fought alongside the Anglo rebels-scrubbed from the record, and the origin of the conflict over Mexico's push to abolish slavery papered over," a description of the book from Penguin Random House says. "As uncomfortable as it may be to hear for some, celebrating the Alamo has long had an echo of celebrating whiteness."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/t...-abruptly-shut-down/ar-AALJFqe?ocid=Peregrine