Discussion Post
Go to YouTube and enable the documentary, "1917 CAMP LOGAN RIOT", and write an essay responding to the following questions:
• The Camp Logan Mutiny took place, August 23, 1917, in Houston, Texas. How did the Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affect the status of Blacks? What are your thoughts regarding the soldier's response to their treatment by the Houston Police Department?
• Are there similarities/contrasts in police behavior 100 years after the Houston Riot/Camp Logan Mutiny? (For context, compare the Plessy case and the Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.)
The response must include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.