| Author: | Henry Ossian Flipper | ISBN: | 9781625583772 |
| Publisher: | Start Publishing LLC | Publication: | December 10, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Start Publishing LLC | Language: | English |
| Author: | Henry Ossian Flipper |
| ISBN: | 9781625583772 |
| Publisher: | Start Publishing LLC |
| Publication: | December 10, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Start Publishing LLC |
| 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.
