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Camp Logan Riot (Houston Riot)

On August 23, 1917, soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 24th U.S. Infantry marched from Camp Logan into Houston after a confrontation with local police, resulting in a violent clash that left both civilians and soldiers dead.

Camp Logan Riot (Houston Riot)

The riot exposed severe racial tensions affecting Black servicemen, prompted large-scale military court-martials and executions, and highlighted challenges in civil-military relations and race policy during the U.S. mobilization for World War I.

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