"REMEMBER BROWNSVILLE DISCHARGED WITHOUT HONOR" EARLY CIVIL RIGHTS BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$360.84
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 13, 2018 10:00:00 PM)
Item Description
1.25" with curl reading "Geraghty & Co. Chi.". Pictured are four black soldiers w/"Discharged Without Honor" at center and "Remember Brownsville" around rim. Only light surface wear. Exc. displaying Mint. "Brownsville" refers to 1906 Texas event in which black soldiers of the 25th United States Infantry were accused of rioting and subsequently court martialed. The Constitution League, a civil rights organization, particularly specified the lack of due process accorded the soldiers. In the forefront of those seeking redress was Senator Foraker, a nemesis of Roosevelt and an aspiring 1908 presidential hopeful. While the 1908 nomination went to Taft, Foraker managed to keep the issue in public attention over the next several years. It took until 1972 for the discharged soldiers to win justice. The Nixon administration awarded honorable discharges and the sole surviving veteran at the time received a $25,000 pension. A rare and important civil rights button.
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