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The **Camp Logan Mutiny** was a [mutiny](List_of_Mutinies "wikilink") in
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Houston, Texas, [USA](United_States_of_America "wikilink") in
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[1917](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_North_America "wikilink")
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that occurred as [black soldiers demanded equal
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treatment](Anti-Racism "wikilink") and an [end to lynchings in the
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area](Lynching_in_the_United_States "wikilink"). The mutiny was
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unsuccessful.
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## Background
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Following the United States' entry into [World War
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I](World_War_I "wikilink"), black soldiers were sent to Houston the
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guard the construction of a new military base in New Mexico. Angered by
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[racial abuse](Racism "wikilink") from construction workers, the
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enforcement of [Jim Crow Laws](Jim_Crow_Laws "wikilink") and harassment
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from the [police](police "wikilink"). Breaking point was reached after
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rumours of a black soldier being killed by police spread throughout the
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soldiers (the soldier hadn't been killed, but arrested randomly and
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beaten for inquiring about the arrest).
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## Events
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Upon hearing of the killing of a black soldier, 156 soldiers gathered up
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weapons and marched into town, where local whites armed themselves. 4
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black soldiers were killed as were 15 white locals, including several
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police.
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## Results
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The soldiers were eventually arrested, and 19 soldiers were hung with 63
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others being given life sentences. It was later found that many were
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charged on faulty evidence, and no whites were brought to trial, being a
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classic example of racism in the justice system. Many soldiers were
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released 20 years later.
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## References
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[The 1917 Camp Logan mutiny, Houston
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Texas](https://libcom.org/history/1917-camp-logan-mutiny-houston-texas) |