{"product_id":"the-brownsville-redemption-lt-col-ret-william-baker-9781839192043","title":"The Brownsville Redemption: Theodore Roosevelt's Wrongful Disgrace of the All-Black 25th Infantry in Brownsville, Texas, 1906","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lt Col (Ret) William Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839192046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839192043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vulpine Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.07d","brand":"Lt Col (Ret) William Baker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44121798082815,"sku":"9781839192043","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc67bdb9-eb6e-483d-bf45-fb2626905630.jpg?v=1687421531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-brownsville-redemption-lt-col-ret-william-baker-9781839192043","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}