A drama of murder, love, and redemption set in Nova Scotia in the final year of World War I. Come to the Window explores a question both universal and timeless: How does one recover hope in a time of great bewilderment and grief?
Sam here: Wilfred Owen wrote some truly astonishing documentation of what life was like for himself and those around him during the First World War. It wasn't fun or easy to read through his poems, but it's important to keep their memory and message alive https://youtu.be/V-lQHkK8lqo @bookstodon
Today in Labor History August 23, 1917: The Camp Logan Mutiny. After months of harassment by Houston cops, including ongoing arrests and beatings, 156 Black soldiers mutinied. They opened fire in Houston, killing 5 cops and 11 white civilians. 4 mutineers also died in the gun battle. The military tried 64 of the soldiers for murder and mutiny. They executed 19 and sentenced 41 to life imprisonment. Latino author and lawyer Jaime Salazar wrote an account of the mutiny and courts martial in his book “Mutiny of Rage.”