Court Martial of 64 members of the 24th Infantry. Trial started November 1, 1917, Fort Sam Houston. Scope and content: The full caption for this item is as follows: Largest Murder Trial in the History of the United States. Scene during Court Martial of 64 members of the 24th Infantry United States of America on trial for mutiny and murder of 17 people at Houston, Texas August 23, 1917. Trial held in Gift Chapel Fort Sam Houston. Trial started November 1, 1917, Brigadier General George K. Hunter presiding. Colonel J.A. Hull, Judge Advocate, Council for Defense, Major Harvy S. Grier. Major D.V. Sutphin, Assistant Advocate. Prisoners guarded by 19th Infantry Company C, Captain Carl J. Adler. By Unknown author or not provided - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16026926
Today in #LaborHistory 12/11/1917: 13 #AfricanAmerican soldiers hanged for the #Houston #Mutiny after habitual brutality of white #police toward black civilians & soldiers. 16 whites died, incl 5 cops, during mutiny.
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