Houston Riot (1917)
The Houston Riot of 1917, or Camp Logan Riot, was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers of the Third Battalion of the all-black Twenty-fourth United States Infantry. It occupied most of one night, and resulted in the deaths of four soldiers and sixteen civilians. The rioting soldiers were tried at three courts-martial. A total of nineteen would be executed, and forty-one were given life sentences.
Read more about Houston Riot (1917): Preliminary Situation, Precipitating Causes, The Riot, Immediate Aftermath, The First Hanging, Second Court Martial, Wilson's Clemency and Commentary, Camp Logan Today
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