Field Note: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery - Houston Riots
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As part of our Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery series, Cemetery Director Aubrey David talks about the burial of soldiers accused of participating in the 1917 Houston Riots. Nineteen African Americans were executed and buried at the cemetery, and their graves are honored irrespective of their executions.
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