vint-agge-xx:

Henery Ossian Flipper:

– Born into slavery, Henery was appointed into the ‘United States Military Academy’ in West Point, NY (1873)

– After a few years of harassment, isolation/insults. To become the first African American graduate, and the first African American Commissioned Officer in the US Army.

vint-agge-xx:

Henery Ossian Flipper:

– Born into slavery, Henery was appointed into the ‘United States Military Academy’ in West Point, NY (1873)

– After a few years of harassment, isolation/insults. To become the first African American graduate, and the first African American Commissioned Officer in the US Army.