Henry Ossian Flipper

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The Colored Cadet at West Point

The Colored Cadet at West Point

Henry Ossian Flipper--born into slavery in Thomasville, Georgia on March 21, 1856--did not learn to read and write until just before the end of the Civil War. Once the war had ended, Flipper attended several schools showing a great aptitude for...

The Colored Cadet at West Point

The Colored Cadet at West Point

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.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...