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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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MAY 26, 2008 FORT LAWTON CONVICTIONS OVERTURNED SIX DECADES LATER By Farai Chideya In 1944, an Italian prisoner of war was lynched in a riot at Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington. Forty three black soldiers were charged in the incident, and 28 of them were convicted. Now, more than 60 years later, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records has overturned the convictions after the military found major issues with the soldiers' court martial. Farai Chideya speaks with Howard Cooley, an attorney with the law firm Patrick Henry. It represented the family of Booker Townsell, one of the soldiers charged in the case.
Audio of report (8 minutes, 55 seconds) |