‘The whole story': Alamo unveils first statues of African American figures of the Texas Revolution
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of4Sculptor Eddie Dixon sits beside his creation, 'Emily D. West,' at the Cavalry Co...
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of4Sculptor Eddie Dixon sits beside his creation, 'Emily D. West,' at the Cavalry Courtyard on the Alamo grounds on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Statues of Emily D. West and Hendrick Arnold were unveiled during a ceremony. Emily D. West, also known as Emily Morgan, was a free black woman who, legend says, was captured by Mexican Gen. Santa Anna after the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. She marched with the Mexican Army to San Jacinto and is credited with somehow getting word of Santa Anna's location to Sam Houston's army, which defeated the Mexican forces in 18 minutes at the Battle of San Jacinto.