Seth Gilliam
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The movie is based on historian John F. Marszalek's book Court Martial: A Black Man in America. Plot. Johnson Whittaker, a black cadet at West Point, is attacked by three fellow students. The school administrators court-martial Whittaker in the mistaken belief that he staged his own attack, supposedly to avoid a philosophy exam.
- Harry Moses
- Ultra Entertainment (a division of Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises Inc.)
- Terence Blanchard
Feb 27, 1994 · Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker: Directed by Harry Moses. 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.
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- Harry Moses
- PG-13
- Drama, Thriller
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker is a 1994 TV movie about the case. Matter of Honor, a stage play by Michael Chepiga retelling Whittaker's story while at West Point, was produced at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California, in September 2007. See also
- Orangeburg Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina
- January 14, 1931 (aged 72), Orangeburg, South Carolina
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A dramatization based on the true story of one of the first black cadets at West Point and the racial prejudice he encounters at the U.S. Military Academy. J...
Sep 7, 2011 · Whittaker, Johnson Chesnut, 1858-1931, United States Military Academy, Trials (Military offenses), Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, African American soldiers Publisher New York : Collier Books, Macmillan Pub. Co. ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International Collection printdisabled; internetarchivebooks
Mar 1, 1994 · In "Assault at West Point", John F. Marszalek, the highly acclaimed author of "Sherman: A Soldier's Passion for Order", has written a dramatic account of one of the most momentous trials in American history. Set in the 1880s, this riveting story focuses on Whittaker, a former slave who became the third black to enter West Point.
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Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker. List. Rated 2/5 Stars • 02/21/23. Rated 4/5 Stars • 02/15/23. Harry Morgan Moses. Director. Seth Gilliam. Cadet Johnson C ...
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