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Today in History: 25th Infantry soldiers charged in Brownsville shooting

8/13/2026

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On August 13 1906, white residents of Brownsville, Texas, blamed the all-black 25th Infantry Regiment for killing a bartender and wounding a police officer; despite commanders confirming the soldiers stayed in their barracks and evidence appearing fabricated, the incident sparked a notorious racial scandal known as the Brownsville affair.

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On August 13 1906, white residents of Brownsville, Texas, blamed the all-black 25th Infantry Regiment for killing a bartender and wounding a police officer; despite commanders confirming the soldiers stayed in their barracks and evidence appearing fabricated, the incident sparked a notorious racial scandal known as the Brownsville affair.