Court martial of Black-American members of the 24th infantry regiment

Court martial of Black-American members of the 24th infantry regiment of the United States Army in Texas in November 1917. These soldiers were accused of mutiny and then the murder of 17 Whites in Houston in August of 1917. The 64 defendants made this the largest murder trial in the history of the United States.

Photo: The Imperial War Museum

 

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