Summary The Camp Logan Mutiny "also called the Houston Riot of 1917" was a reaction by 156 soldiers of the Third Battalion of the all-black Twenty-fourth United States Infantry Regiment after members of the Houston Police Department harassed members of the local black community and the black soldiers who attempted to intervene were also violently accosted. It took place over a single night, and resulted in the deaths of 11 civilians, five policemen, and four soldiers. The soldiers were tried at three courts-martial for mutiny. Nineteen were executed, and 41 were sentenced to life imprisonment. View more details
Directed : John L. Smith
Written : Chapmann Mott
Stars : Rutherford Cravens Marc Isaacs Jerome Gray Jim Johnson
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jan 31, 2006
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Full documentary on KHOU website
Language : English
Summary The Camp Logan Mutiny "also called the Houston Riot of 1917" was a reaction by 156 soldiers of the Third Battalion of the all-black Twenty-fourth United States Infantry Regiment after members of the Houston Police Department harassed members of the local black community and the black soldiers who attempted to intervene were also violently accosted. It took place over a single night, and resulted in the deaths of 11 civilians, five policemen, and four soldiers. The soldiers were tried at three courts-martial for mutiny. Nineteen were executed, and 41 were sentenced to life imprisonment. View more details
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jan 31, 2006
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Full documentary on KHOU website
Language : English
