REMEMBER BROWNSVILLE BUTTON SHOWING BLACK BUFFALO SOLDIERS "DISCHARGED WITHOUT HONOR".
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Winning Bid:
$285.56
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 14, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
1.25". The Brownsville Affair was a 1906 incident in Texas in which a white bartender was killed and a white police officer shot, w/few other details known. The townspeople in Brownsville accused the African American soldiers of the 25th Infantry of the crime. Despite a lack of evidence, President Roosevelt ordered the entire 167-man regiment to be "Discharged Without Honor". Six decades later, the men were posthumously pardoned and had their records changed to honorable discharge. Oxidation on collet w/scattered edge foxing. Otherwise even aging and scattered bumps seen in reflected light. VG. California Button Collection.
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