The Houston Riot of 1917, also known as the Camp Logan Mutiny, involved 156 soldiers of the all-#black 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry – a unit of the famed Buffalo Soldiers. The incident occurred on August 23, 1917, lasting roughly two hours on a hot, rainy night, and resulted in the deaths of four soldiers and 15 white civilians. The […]
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