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Brigadier General Charles Young
- Brigadier General Charles Young was a distinguished army officer, cartographer, teacher, and soldier-diplomat who pioneered the entrance of African-Americans into fields that were previously closed to them.
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He was the third African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy, the first Black U.S. national park superintendent, first Black military attaché, first Black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the United States Army, and highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death in 1922.
- 1889–1922
- March 12, 1864, Mays Lick, Kentucky, US
Apr 29, 2022 · Library of Congress. CNN — Charles Young, the first Black US Army colonel whose groundbreaking military career was hampered a century ago by the racism of the era, was posthumously...
Jan 30, 2015 · Colonel Charles Young: Buffalo Soldier and Intelligence Officer | Article | The United States Army. By Lori S. Tagg January 30, 2015. FORT HUACHUCA. Ariz. (July 9, 2014) -- lMore than...
Feb 13, 2018 · Feb 13, 2018. A 1943 cartoon about the life of Col. Charles Young, the first African-American military attache and the highest-ranking black officer in the Army until his death in 1922....
His long and distinguished career as a commissioned officer in the United States Army made him a popular figure of his time and a role model for generations of new leaders. View the short, ten minute park introductory film that chronicles the life of General Charles Young.
Jul 5, 2017 · Charles Young made a career of breaking down barriers in the segregated U.S. Army, becoming the first black colonel in the process. by Fred Borch 7/5/2017. Share This Article. Charles Young was born into slavery in a two-room log cabin in Mays Lick, Kentucky, on March 12, 1864.
May 2, 2022 · Col. Charles Young, a Soldier, an intellectual, a civil rights pioneer, and a man who loved his family deeply, was posthumously promoted to brigadier general at West Point on April 29, 2022. He served honorably in the Army for 38 years, faced racism and adversity, and led the Buffalo Soldiers as the superintendent of Sequoia National Park.
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