Verkkobrownsville affair, (1906), racial incident that grew out of tensions between whites in brownsville, texas, u. s. , and black infantrymen stationed at nearby fort brown. Verkkojohn brown's raid on harpers ferry [nb 1] was an effort by abolitionist john brown, from october 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in southern states by taking. Verkkoboyd conyers of monroe, georgia, a black soldier involved in brownsville, speaks up about new evidence in the brownsville affair and president. Verkkoin 1906, a street shooting occurred in brownsville, tx. Amid allegations that the culprits were black soldiers in the 1st battalion of the 25th infantry, roosevelt took. Verkkoaround midnight on august 13, 1906, shots rang out on the road between brownsville, texas, and fort brown, the old army garrison. Ten minutes later a young civilian lay. Verkkobrownsville raid john d. Weaver's book reconstructs the events surrounding theodore.
