Author: | Henry Ossian Flipper | ISBN: | 9781633841802 |
Publisher: | Wilder Publications, Inc. | Publication: | June 10, 2015 |
Imprint: | SMK Books | Language: | English |
Author: | Henry Ossian Flipper |
ISBN: | 9781633841802 |
Publisher: | Wilder Publications, Inc. |
Publication: | June 10, 2015 |
Imprint: | SMK Books |
Language: | English |
Henry Ossian Flipper (21 March 1856 - 3 May 1940) was an American soldier, former slave, and the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877, earning a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army.
Henry Ossian Flipper (21 March 1856 - 3 May 1940) was an American soldier, former slave, and the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877, earning a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army.