This image shows some of the men that received life sentences as a result of their perceived role in the 1917 Riot. The NAACP immediately began a campaign to release the prisoners, and General Order 7 was passed ensuring that no enlisted individual could be executed without further examination and confirmation by the President of the United States. | Source: Jeffrey, James. Digital image. BBC. January 25, 2017. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42116688.Download Original File
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Jeffrey, James. Digital image. BBC. January 25, 2017. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42116688.
"Some of the Soldiers That Received Life Sentences " appears in: Houston Riot of 1917
