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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06832 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | The Colored Cadet at West Point. Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper... |
| Date | 1878 |
| Author | Flipper, Henry O. (fl. 1878) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | First edition printed by Homer Lee & Co. Flipper, while not the first African-American to attend West Point, was the first to graduate. He was assigned to the all-black 10th Cavalry Regiment. Accused of embezzling army funds at Fort Davis, Indian Territory, he was exonerated but convicted of lying in a court-martial and dishonorably discharged. Flipper kept trying to clear his name until his death in 1940, but it was not until 1976 when he was officially exonerated. On 19 February 1999 President Clinton pardoned Flipper. LCP Negro History no. 143, Brignano 76, Schomburg D81-528, Blockson collection 7869, Work p. 401. |
| Subjects | Civil Rights West Point (US Military Academy) Education Military History African American History African American Troops Corruption and Scandal Military Law Court Martials and Courts of Inquiry Pardon African American Author |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | African Americans; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |