
Mutiny of Rage
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In the wake of the uprising, scores lay dead, including bystanders, police, and soldiers. This incident remains one of Texas' most complicated and misrepresented historical events. It shook race relations in Houston and created conditions that sparked a nationwide surge of racial activism. In the aftermath of the carnage, what was considered the "trial of the century" ensued. Even for its time, its profundity and racial significance rivals that of the O.J. Simpson trial eight decades later. The courts-martial resulted in the hanging of over a dozen black soldiers, eliciting memories of slave rebellions. But was justice served?
New evidence from declassified historical archives indicates that the courts-martial were rushed in an attempt to placate an angered white population as well as military brass. Mutiny of Rage sheds new light on a suppressed chapter in U.S. history. It also sets the legal record straight on what really happened, all while situating events in the larger context of race relations in America, from Nat Turner to George Floyd.
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- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Gallows and Unmarked Graves
- 2 Buffalo Soldiers
- 3 The White Magnolia
- 4 East Texas Storm Clouds
- 5 Gomorrah
- 6 Viva la Muerte
- 7 After the Flood
- 8 Inquisition
- 9 The Trial
- 10 Atonement
- Notes
- Index
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