May 26, 2008 · In 1944, an Italian prisoner of war was lynched in a riot at Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington. Forty three black soldiers were charged in the incident, and 28 of them were convicted. Now, more than 60 years later, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records has overturned the convictions after the military found major issues with the soldiers' court martial. Farai Chideya speaks with Howard Cooley, an attorney with the law firm Patrick Henry. It represented the family of Booker Townsell, one of the soldiers charged in the case. - Listen To NPR Interview

August 5, 2008 · 64 years — that's how long Samuel Snow waited for vindication.He and 27 other African-American soldiers were wrongly convicted for a 1944 riot that left an Italian POW dead. Last month, the Army held a ceremony to apologize to those World War Two vets and affirm their honorable discharges. But Snow received word from his hospital bed and died just hours later. He was 84. NPR's Tony Cox pays tribute to Snow and all those soldiers, whose names have finally been cleared. We get insight from Jack Hamann and Lashell Drake.Hamann wrote the book On American Soil, which prompted an Army review of the convictions.Drake is the granddaughter of Booker Townsell. His case set the precedent for the Army's exoneration. - Listen To NPR Interview