Which army's dismissal did Foraker vehemently argue against?
Confederate
Union
Battalion at Brownsville
National Guard
Answer
The Battalion at Brownsville refers to a group of African American soldiers stationed in Brownsville, Texas, who were unjustly accused of shooting and killing a local white man in 1906. President Theodore Roosevelt ordered their dishonorable discharge without a proper investigation or trial, despite the lack of substantial evidence against them.
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