Albert D. Wright

Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1910s
State:Texas
Support
Anti-Militarism Anti-War Socialism Anarchism
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Biography

Albert D. Wright Pvt. Albert D. Wright of the 24th Infantry was sentenced to death in one of the later Houston court-martials. President Wilson commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment after national clemency petitions. Served at Fort Leavenworth.

Case

Fort Sam Houston Disciplinary Barracks
Charges: Mutiny and riot (1917 Houston Riot courts-martial at Fort Sam Houston; convictions set aside 2023)
Arrested: Aug 24, 1917
Sentenced: Mar 25, 1918
Incarcerated: Mar 25, 1918
Released: Dec 11, 1917
Sentence: Death (commuted to life imprisonment by President Wilson)
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Texas

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