This semi-autobiographical tale is set in 1967 Texas, against the backdrop of the fight for civil rights. That was followed by a police raid which caused tens of thousands of dollars in property damage.As the civil rights struggle heats up in Texas, two families-one white, one black-find common ground. Nevertheless, most reports confirm that HPD fired somewhere around 3,000 rounds into Lanier Dormitory. 30 caliber bullet, which was not only incompatible with confiscated guns from the dormitory, but, in fact, indicated HPD ricochet fire, confirmed in ballistic and coroner reports. Or that Officer Kuba was shot and killed with a. Nor was there much discussion on how the so-called 'TSU Five' - the five students charged with conspiracy and incitement to riot - were exonerated due to insufficient evidence. More accurately, this was a protest, followed by the alleged throwing of debris at a police car, followed by a police invasion of campus, followed by an isolated shooting of a police officer, which then escalated into an Alamo-scale shootout - all of which, while complex, does not constitute a riot.

There were no reports of looting, destruction of property or mass resistance of arrest, all essential hallmarks of a riot. What was often left out of press coverage is that the students weren't actually rioting. (They were mostly white.) All of which resulted in thousands of shots fired, the arrest of nearly 500 students, traumatic injuries on both sides and the tragic death of a rookie police officer, Louis Kuba. (They were black.) Police officers responded. Visit the Texas State Historical Association's Handbook of Texas History Online, and there, under 'Riots,' a brief description reaffirms parts of the prevailing narrative: On the night of May 17, 1967, TSU students rioted. 'Local and national newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, labeled the incident a riot. The TSU Riot, 50 years later What really happened that night in 1967, and what does it mean for Houston?Īlex LaRotta, for the Houston Chronicle Updated: 9:02am This story is taken from events that ooccured in Houston, Texas, about 50 years ago.

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