Senator Foraker and the Brownsville Incident

Mary George O'Brien, Fordham University

Abstract

President Roosevelt, after receiving a report of the affair, approved the decision of the officers to remove the Negro troops. In November, following further investi- gation, President Roosevelt ordered the dishonorable dis- charge of the three companies involved. It was only then that the Brownsville episode became the focus for continual controversy.

Subject Area

Ethnic studies|Public policy|Military history|Public administration|Political science

Recommended Citation

O'Brien, Mary George, "Senator Foraker and the Brownsville Incident" (1957). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28622598.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28622598

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