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Informationen zum Autor Don Cusic is professor of music business at the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Klappentext 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. Flipper served at Fort Sill in what is now Oklahoma; took part in the Indian Wars; and served at Fort Davis in Texas, where a court-martial relating to missing funds ended his Army career with a dishonorable discharge. He later was an assistant to the Secretary of the Interior during the early 1920s Harding administration, and died in 1940. Investigations into the circumstances of Flipper's court-martial resulted in an upgrade to honorable discharge in 1976 and a posthumous pardon from President Clinton in 1999. Passages from Flipper's 1878 autobiography and excerpts from contemporary military reports and newspaper articles contribute firsthand observations to this biography of West Point's first black graduate. Zusammenfassung Born in 1856 in Thomasville! Georgia! Henry Ossian Flipper was just nine years old at the end of the Civil War. Flipper later was an assistant to the secretary of the Interior during the Harding administration! and he died in 1940. This title also features passages from Flipper's autobiography and excerpts from contemporary military reports. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Early Years 2. West Point 3. In the Buffalo Soldiers 4. At Fort Davis 5. Missing Funds 6. The Court-Martial 7. The Trial Continues 8. The Verdict and Dismissal 9. Into the West 10. Flipper and Mexico 11. From the Wild West to Washington 12. Venezuela to Atlanta 13. Final Days 14. Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index ...
