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Article: The Myth and Mystery of Emily Morgan Essay Contest Announced.

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August 17, 2005
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SAN ANTONIO -- Does Texas owe a woman of mixed race an overdue place in history for her role in a decisive battle with Mexico in 1836?

The Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, wants your opinion and is sponsoring a national essay contest about the hotel's namesake. The grand prize is a week's stay in a suite with all meals at the hotel and airfare for four from any major U.S. city.

The winning entry will present a persuasive essay on whether the story of "Emily," a mixed race woman who was said to have been in Santa Anna's tent at the commencement of the decisive battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836 is true or not true.

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