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Henry Ossian Flipper was one of the 19th-century West's most remarkable individuals and the first African American graduate of West Point. Although Flipper's record of accomplishment was significant, he was court-martialed and dismissed from the service in 1882. This is Flipper's own account of his career, along with a biographical essay by Quintard Taylor Jr. ... Read more

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THE following pages were written by request. They claim to give an accurate and impartial narrative of my four years' life while a cadet at West Point, as well as a general idea of the institution there. They are almost an exact transcription of notes taken at various times during those four years. Any inconsistencies, real or apparent, in my opinions or in the impressions made upon me, are due to the fact that they were made at different times at a place where the feelings of all were constantly undergoing material change. ... Read more

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Examines the life of the first African American graduate of West Point, including his dishonorable discharge from the Army which was reversed nearly 100 years later. ... Read more

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Historical novel that recreates the life of Henry O. Flipper, the Georgia-born slave who became the first black graduate of West Point, only to be court-martialed in a racially charged proceeding in Fort Davis, Texas, in 1881. ... Read more