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Scarce “Remember Brownsville” Pinback Button

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Pinbacks, Bobbles, Lunchboxes Start Price:12.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 75.00 USD
Scarce “Remember Brownsville” Pinback Button
<B>Scarce “Remember Brownsville” Pinback Button,</B></I> 1 ¼”. Following the shooting of a White bartender and policeman near Ft. Brown, Texas, blame was put on Black enlisted men of the 25th U. S. Infantry. On November 9, 1906, by Direction of President Theodore Roosevelt and pursuant to War Department Special Order No. 266, 167 enlisted men of the unit were “discharged without honor”. This was immediate and meant a forfeiture of all rank, retirement, pay and privileges and disqualification from any federal job. Some surface wear, else fine. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)