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The Colored Cadet at West Point
Henry Ossian Flipper, Quintard Taylor
Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · December 10, 2012
Reading lane: Military Lives
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.
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- Authors
- Henry Ossian Flipper, Quintard Taylor
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- December 10, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Military Lives
- Reading lane
- Military Lives
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Military Lives
About This Book
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.
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