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All Things Considered: author Jack Hamann interview, National Public Radio, May 22, 2005

All Things Considered: author Jack Hamann interview, National Public Radio, December 2, 2007

Army reverses conviction of World War II vets, National Public Radio, December 26, 2007

Fort Lawton convictions overturned six decades later, National Public Radio, May 26, 2008

Weekend America: New history for an old lynching, American Public Media, July 26, 2008

Wrongly convicted WWII vets cleared, honored, National Public Radio, August 5, 2008

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DECEMBER 2, 2007

BLACK SOLDIERS EXONERATED IN WWII LYNCHING INCIDENT

By Andrea Seabrook
National Public Radio's "All Things Considered"

Forty-three soldiers, all African Americans, were court-martialed and convicted of lynching an Italian prisoner of war during World War II. The Defense Department recently exonerated the men and sent at least one of the two survivors a check for $725 in back pay.


NPR All Things Considered host Andrea Seabrook speaks with Jack Hamann, author of "On American Soil.

Audio of report (8 minutes, 23 seconds)