Phil Collins' battle of the Alamo: Genesis
frontman is caught in US race row after
his donation of £10m worth of memorabilia
for museum is accused of 'glorifying myth
of a handful of whites against a Mexican horde'
Posted By: Ribicon, 10/18/2021 10:17:49 PM
For decades Phil Collins has been accumulating a huge collection of memorabilia from the legendary siege of the Alamo. Now the 70-year-old Genesis frontman's hoard of weapons, clothing, letters and other artefacts are at the centre of another battle—a very modern one about race. Critics argue the collection helps perpetuate a narrative that focuses only on the battle's white leaders and ignores Latinos, Native Americans and black figures.(Snip)In 2014, Collins gave the 430-piece collection–worth up to £10million–to Texas. His only proviso was that, by 2021, the state create a museum at the Alamo–a 300-year-old fortified mission in San Antonio
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With the American Taliban tearing through New USA like Sherman through Atlanta, the artifacts would be safer back in Mr. Collins' hands.