Trial of African American Infantrymen for the Houston Riot of 1917
This photograph shows one of the three trials that were held for 156 African American soldiers of the Third Battalion of the all-black 24th United States Infantry. They were on trial for mutiny and murder of 17 people in Houston, Texas on August 23, 1917.
Learn more about the Houston Riot of 1917.
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