The Trials of Henry Flipper, First Black Graduate of West Point

by Don Cusic

Born in 1856 in Thomasville, Georgia, Henry Ossian Flipper was nine at the end of the Civil War. His parents, part of a privileged upper class of slaves, were allowed to operate an independent business under the protection of their owner. This placed Henry in an excellent position to take advantage of new educational opportunities opening up to African Americans and he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786439696
• ISBN13: 9780786439690
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher