The Houston Riot of 1917
In the summer of 1917, the U.S. Army stationed the Buffalo Soldiers of the 24th Infantry in Houston, Texas, where they encountered the harsh realities of Jim Crow segregation. After weeks of racial abuse, police violence, and growing tensions, a rumor that a fellow soldier had been killed sparked a deadly confrontation that became known as the Houston Riot of 1917. The aftermath was swift and severe. More than 100 Black soldiers were convicted in the largest murder trial in U.S. military history, and 19 were executed—many after proceedings that failed to meet basic standards of due process…
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