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Mickey Marcus cast a giant shadow amid Israel’s 1948 fight for independence.

The Army overturned the convictions of 110 Black soldiers accused in the Camp Logan race riot.

In 1917, Cpl. Jesse Moore was one of the 110 Black soldiers dragged into what’s now considered the nation’s largest murder trial. His great-niece vowed to prove his innocence and that of his fellow soldiers...finally achieving her goal with the U.S. Army’s latest decision to overturn all 110 the convictions.

A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge, avoiding possible federal conviction and with little record of the allegations against them.

A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discha...

A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge, avoiding possible federal conviction and with little record of the allegations against them.

A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge, avoiding possible federal conviction and with little record of the allegations against them.

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A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge, avoiding possible federal conviction and with little record of the allegations against them.

A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge, avoiding possible federal conviction and with little record of the allegations against them.