Mutiny of Rage: The 1917 Camp Logan Riots and Buffalo Soldiers in Houston by Jaime Salazar
English | August 1st, 2021 | ISBN: 1633886883 | 240 pages | True EPUB | 2.57 MB
Salado Creek, Texas, 1918: Thirteen black soldiers stood at attention in front of gallows erected specifically for their hanging. They had been convicted of participating in one of America's most infamous black uprisings, the Camp Logan Mutiny, otherwise known as the 1917 Houston Riots. The revolt and ensuing riots were carried out by men of the 3rd Battalion of the all-black 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment—the famed Buffalo Soldiers—after members of the Houston Police Department violently menaced them and citizens of the local black community. It all took place over one single bloody night.