The 24th

“The 24th” delves into the compelling and significant true history of the all-African American Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment and the Houston Riot of 1917. This historic mutiny involved 156 African American soldiers who revolted against the severe brutality and mistreatment they suffered from Houston’s police force. The uprising, enduring just two hours, resulted in the deaths of nine civilians, four policemen, and two soldiers and culminated in the largest murder trial in US history, with nineteen men sentenced to execution and forty-one to life imprisonment. Watch the gripping story of “The 24th” online here. Stream it for free on cineby and 123Movies for an engaging historical experience.