A Night of Violence: The Houston Riot of 1917

by Robert V. Haynes

Analyzes the factors involved in the 1917 riot resulting from the armed march on Houston of one hundred black infantrymen in retaliation for a white policeman's assault on one of their noncommissioned officers. Bibliogs

350 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1976

Reviews

[Alissa McClure]

This is not a fast read, though I pushed myself to read it in three days. It is heavy. It is depressing. And it is mostly based on the court transcripts from the three different courts martial. There were a lot of details and a lot of information that was very helpful to help me piece together the events leading up to, during, and following the Camp Logan riot. Combining this with newer evidences and additional scholarly sources has really helped a lot.