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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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
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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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.
- John Marszalek
