The Houston Meeting and Riot of 1917
FAIN: RO-11577-73
University of Houston (Houston, TX 77204-3067)
Robert V. Haynes (Project Director: January 1973 to present)
The preparation of a book length publication on the causes and aftermath of the Houston Riot of 1917. The riot broke out between faction of local whites and black military men stationed in the area. The circumstances of violence will be examined.