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Assault at West Point is a 1994 Showtime made-for-cable drama film about Johnson Chesnut Whittaker, one of the first black cadets at West Point, and the trial that followed an assault he suffered in 1880. The film features Samuel L. Jackson, who portrays a lawyer who defends Whittaker.
- Harry Moses
- Ultra Entertainment (a division of Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises Inc.)
- Terence Blanchard
Feb 27, 1994 · With Samuel L. Jackson, Sam Waterston, Mason Adams, Val Avery. The story of Johnson Whittaker, one of the first African-American cadets admitted to West Point. Tied down and beaten by his fellow cadets, Whittaker was court-martialed on the grounds that he staged his own assault to avoid taking a philosophy exam.
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- Harry Moses
- PG-13
- Drama, Thriller
Johnson Chesnut Whittaker (August 23, 1858 – January 14, 1931) was one of the first black men to win an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. When at the academy, he was brutally assaulted and then expelled after being falsely accused and convicted of faking the incident. [3]
- Orangeburg Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina
- January 14, 1931 (aged 72), Orangeburg, South Carolina
Mar 1, 1994 · Assault at West Point, the Court Martial of Johnson Whittaker. Paperback – March 1, 1994. by John Marszalek (Author) 4.8 11 ratings. See all formats and editions. Set in the 1880s, this riveting story focuses on Whittaker, a former slave who became the third black man to enter West Point.
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- 1994
- John F. Marszalek
- John Marszalek
Sep 7, 2011 · Assault at West Point : the court-martial of Johnson Whittaker. by. Marszalek, John F., 1939-. Publication date. 1994. Topics. Whittaker, Johnson Chesnut, 1858-1931, United States Military Academy, Trials (Military offenses), Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, African American soldiers. Publisher.
Mar 1, 1994 · Assault at West Point, The Court Martial of Johnson Whittaker: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker Reissue Edition, Kindle Edition. by John Marszalek (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.8 10 ratings. See all formats and editions. Kindle. $15.99 Read with our free app. Hardcover. $31.95 1 New from $31.95.
- Kindle
- John Marszalek
