'A quest for justice': @NAACPHOU, @STCL_Houston fighting for clemency for soldiers involved in 1917 Camp Logan riots, @MarcelinoKHOU reports
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— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) December 18, 2021

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. pic.twitter.com/EcRCP2SHr2

— The Black Detour (@theblackdetour) September 14, 2020

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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) December 20, 2021

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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) December 20, 2021

A group of attorneys and advocates have pledged to seek clemency for 110 Black soldiers who were convicted in a mutiny and riots at a military camp in Houston in 1917. The soldiers were either executed or given long prison sentences. https://t.co/RCAOvcLWUk

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 20, 2021

Dec. 1917 – 13 Black soldiers were executed after Houston police shoot Black troops prompting 156 soldiers to revolt. 19 are hung and 50 sentenced to life (EJI). As we celebrate, we will also never forget what you did TX & still doing. #FreshVoicesRise #RaiseAFist #BlackHistory pic.twitter.com/b2b6hJYjFv

— LanaQuest aka RosaSparks (@LqLana) June 19, 2021

In 1917 an all-black military unit was sent to segregated Houston. When police assaulted a black woman and shot at two men in their unit, they organized and fought back. 4 police were killed, Martial Law declared. 19 of the soldiers ended up being executed, 41 sentenced to life. https://t.co/7Q3gZ0090a

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) November 22, 2018