Were there blacks at the Alamo?

Several notable individuals of African descent participated in the battles at the Alamo and San Jacinto in 1836. Joe, slave of William B. Travis, fought at the Alamo and survived. His account of the fighting is one of the most important Alamo narratives.



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David Crockett died violently March 6, 1836, at the Alamo after thousands of Mexican soldiers stormed the lightly defended fortress in San Antonio, Texas.

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He helped over 100 men to defend the Alamo. They fought against General Antonio López de Santa Anna and hundreds of Mexican troops. The Mexican army captured the Alamo. David Crockett was killed during battle.

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Moses Rose: A tale of the Alamo and survivors. The title character of MOSES ROSE is based on a legendary Texas figure: Louis Rose, a 50-year-old veteran of Napoleon's Grand Army, who supposedly fled the Alamo the night before the Mexican Army's final assault.

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Only one man, Moses Rose, declined to cross the line. The immediate survivors of the battle did not relate this story after they were rescued and this line in the sand tale did not appear until the 1880s.

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