Seattle Lynching Update
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February 29, 2008
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Sixty years ago, a group of African American soldiers was court martialed for rioting and the lynching of an Italian prisoner of war at Seattle's Fort Lawton. But last year, the Army exonerated the men, deciding they did not get a fair trial. Now, in an update to this story CNX first brought you in November , the Army has decided how much compensation the surviving soldiers should receive. In this episode, Seattle author Jack Hamann joins Enrique Cerna to update viewers on how much the soldiers will receive, and why some say this miscarriage of justice still has not been adequately addressed.
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