{"product_id":"the-brownsville-redemption-theodore-roosevelts-wrongful-disgrace-of-the-all-black-25th-infantry-in-brownsville-texas-1906-paperback","title":"The Brownsville Redemption: Theodore Roosevelt's Wrongful Disgrace of the All-Black 25th Infantry in Brownsville, Texas, 1906 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLt Col (Ret) William Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBettye Foster Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Happened That Night in Brownsville?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt discharged, without honor, 167 soldiers of the all-Black 25th Infantry stationed in Brownsville, Texas. The men were accused of shooting up the town the midnight of August 13. A white man was killed and another seriously wounded.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryone presumed the soldiers were guilty. So when no one among them would confess to the crime, Roosevelt accused the entire group of a \"conspiracy of silence\" and refused them a trial. By executive order, he doomed them to lives of shame and degradation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut these were the celebrated Buffalo Soldiers of Western folklore. They had fought with Roosevelt in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and helped him capture San Juan and Kettle hills, the feats that made him a national hero. And now they were summarily dismissed without evidence?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1972, 66 years after the Brownsville Incident occurred, \u003cem\u003eLt. Col. (Ret) William Baker\u003c\/em\u003e finally solved the mystery of the soldiers' guilt or innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"William Baker's riveting narrative rips the scab off one of the most disgraceful episodes of racism in the annals of the American military...\" \u003c\/em\u003eHarold Holzer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"More than an expertly written history, this volume is a fascinating chronicle of a military man's 'quest for justice.'\"\u003c\/em\u003e Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A remarkable tale of courage, persistence, and conviction.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Tweed Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51813921784096,"sku":"9781839192043","price":30.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cec6a0de30f8951b15f1e88d32c0a450.webp?v=1781041009","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-brownsville-redemption-theodore-roosevelts-wrongful-disgrace-of-the-all-black-25th-infantry-in-brownsville-texas-1906-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}