Army Overturns Convictions of 110 Black Soldiers Charged in 1917 Riot
On Dec. 11, 1917, Pfc. Thomas C. Hawkins and 12 other Black soldiers who had been convicted of mutiny and other crimes during a riot in Houston earlier that year were hanged. It was the single largest mass execution of American soldiers by the Army.
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Source: The New York Times
