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That Summer When Buffalo Soldiers Marched Against Police Brutality in Houston

In 1917, 156 soldiers of the all-Black 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment rose against the brutal treatment of Black people by Houston police

Arturo Dominguez
Momentum
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16 min readJun 16, 2021

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Houston Press front page, August 24, 1917. Image: Houston Public Library

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Arturo Dominguez
Momentum

Journalist covering Congress, Racial Justice, Human Rights, Cuba, Texas | Editor: The Antagonist Magazine |