Meet the American who fought and bled at the Alamo but lived to tell its heroic tale: Slave Joe
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The heroic history of the Alamo was handed down to Americans by an enslaved man named Joe. He fought and bled in the Battle of the Alamo but miraculously lived to tell about it.
"I shall never surrender or retreat," the defender vowed. "Joe gave us the traditional story of the Alamo that generations of Texans have learned over the years." — Alamo curator Ernesto Rodriguez "Joe is like a member of our family, and our biggest goal has always been to find his family." — Author Lee Spencer White "Alamo defenders hailed from 18 U.S. states and six different nations – seven if you count an independent Republic of Texas." "A frenzy of bayonets pierced Bowie until a lead ball struck him in the head, splattering his blood and brains against the wall." — Jackson and White Slave Joe, a Black man who had never known freedom, gave birth to a legendary tale of defense in the name of liberty. "Life is messy. History is messy. Things are complex." Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
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