‘Right the Wrongs of the Past’: 17 Buffalo Soldiers Whose 1917 Houston Riot Convictions Were Overturned Honored with New Headstones
Following the United States Army’s historic decision last year to overturn the convictions of 110 Black soldiers court-martialed for their roles in the 1917 Houston riots, the Department of Veterans Affairs sought to correct the injustice with new headstones for 17 of the soldiers. The VA’s National Cemetery Administration held a memorial ceremony in San…