Photo: Getty Images The U.S. Army has cleared 110 African American soldiers of court-martial convictions from a century ago, saying they were denied fair trials, per NBC News. The convictions stem from the Houston Riot, the 1917 outbreak of violence that followed months of racial harassment against Black soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry … Continued
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