The Brownsville Raid

(courtesy of PBS & Newsone) The Brownsville Raid of 1906, also known as the “Brownsville Affair,” in Texas resulted in the largest U.S. Army dismissal in the history of the military branch. On the night of August 13th, a shooting spree took place in the town of Brownsville that claimed the life of a White bartender and wounded a Hispanic police officer. Without clear … [Read more...] about Tuesday Evening Thread: On This Day – The Brownsville Affair