Victims of ‘Slocum massacre’ deserve peace, proper burial

by E.R. BILLS
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This scanned photo of the Aug. 1, 1910 edition of the Houston Post provided by E.R. Bills discusses the aftermath of the "Slocum massacre" (right). Mr. Bills, who has written a book titled The 1910 Slocum Massacre: an Act of Genocide in East Texas, is calling for bodies who were buried in a mass grave after the incident to be exhumed and identified to provide family members with closure.