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Houston riot of 1917

riot in response to a police assault of black soldiers
Event riot Q16481632
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Houston riot of 1917

Summary

Houston riot of 1917 is a riot[1].

Key Facts

  • Houston riot of 1917 is in the country of United States[2].
  • Houston riot of 1917's instance of is recorded as riot[3].
  • Houston riot of 1917's Commons category is recorded as Houston riot of 1917[4].
  • Houston riot of 1917 took place on August 23, 1917[5].
  • A participant in Houston riot of 1917 was Buffalo Soldier[6].
  • Houston riot of 1917's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/us/army-black-soldiers-fort-sam-houston-cemetery.html[7].
  • Houston riot of 1917's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/26/us/houston-riot-black-soldiers.html[8].
  • Houston riot of 1917's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/13/us/army-black-soldiers-houston-riot.html[9].
  • Houston riot of 1917's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[10].
  • Houston riot of 1917's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[11].
  • Houston riot of 1917's number of arrests is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+51'}[12].

Body

When and Where

Houston riot of 1917 occurred on August 23, 1917[5]. It is in the country of United States[2].

Context

Houston riot of 1917's instance of is recorded as riot[3].

Participants

A participant in Houston riot of 1917 was Buffalo Soldier[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of arrests → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+51'}
    Blackpast.org id → african-american-history/houston-tsu-riot-1967, african-american-history/events-african-american-history/hou
    Country → United States
    Instance of → riot
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Largest Murder Trial in the History of the United States. Scene during Court Martial of 64 members . . . - NARA - 533485.tif, [[:toollabs:quickstatement"
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