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South Texas College of Law, NAACP push for clemency for Black soldiers convicted in Camp Logan riots - Houston Chronicle

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South Texas College of Law Houston Dean Michael Barry, left, and Dr. James Dixon, Board President of NAACP Houston Branch sign a memorandum of understanding at South Texas College of Law Houston, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 in Houston . The memorandum of understanding is to declare their attempts to fight for clemency for soldiers of the 24th Infantry Regiment. They were convicted by General CourtMartial in 1917 for their Involvement in an alleged mutiny at Camp Logan in Houston.

Samantha Ketterer is a Houston Chronicle reporter covering state courts and criminal justice.

She joined the staff as a breaking news reporter in 2018 following a gig writing about tourism and Galveston City Hall for The Galveston County Daily News.

Samantha graduated from the University of Texas at Austin's School of Journalism and is a proud alumna of The Daily Texan. She was also a reporting fellow for the Dallas Morning News' state bureau.



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