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   The Emily Morgan Hotel, in downtown San Antonio, is named in honor of the Texas heroine. Emily D. West (c.1815–1891), also known as Emily Morgan, is a folk heroine whose legendary activities during the Texas Revolution have come to be identified with the song "The Yellow Rose of Texas".

2. www.womenintexashistory.org › biographies › emily-d-westEmily D West | Women in Texas History

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   Learn about the legend of Emily D West, the "Yellow Rose of Texas," who allegedly seduced Santa Anna at San Jacinto. Find out the truth behind her story and her life as a free black woman in Texas.

3. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesWest, Emily D. - TSHA

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   Feb 1, 1996 · Emily D. West was a free Black woman who worked as a housekeeper for James Morgan in Texas in 1835. She was captured by Mexican troops in 1836 and may have been in Santa Anna's tent during the Battle of San Jacinto, but there is no evidence to support the myth of her influence on the outcome.

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5. www.history.com › who-was-the-yellow-rose-of-texasWho Was the Yellow Rose of Texas? | HISTORY

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   Jun 8, 2015 · Only much later, in the mid-20th century, would West (sometimes misidentified as Emily Morgan) be linked with the popular song “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” which was apparently composed in the ...

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6. worldhistory.us › american-history › emily-d-west-aEmily D. West – A Historical Perspective | World History

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   3331. The story of Emily West has been touted both as myth and as history, according to various sources. While it is accepted as fact that she lived in Texas during the war, the remembrance of her as a hero is often disputed. She was born Emily D. West, a free black, reputably in New Haven, Connecticut; although some historians argue that she ...

7. www.historynet.com › the-yellow-rose-of-texas-aThe Yellow Rose of Texas: A Growing Legend - HistoryNet

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   Feb 3, 2011 · ‘Emily, the Yellow Rose, confounds the boundaries between history, legend and myth as do few other figures in American folklore’ Her name may have been Emily D. West or Emily Morgan. She has become, in popular culture over the past 175 years, the “Yellow Rose of Texas.”

8. www.blackpast.org › african-american-history“The Yellow Rose of Texas”: The Ironic Origins of a Popular ...

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   Oct 13, 2007 · West’s possible forced separation from her black lover and her placement in Santa Anna’s camp, according to legend, inspired her lover to compose the song we know as “The Yellow Rose of Texas.”. Publicity surrounding the hotel in San Antonio that was named after Emily Morgan asserts that West was a spy for Texas.