197 pages, map, illustrations. " Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper was a former slave who rose to become the first African American graduate of West Point. While serving as commissary officer at Fort Davis, Texas, in 1881, he was charged with embezzlement and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. A court-martial board acquitted Flipper of the embezzlement charge but convicted him of conduct unbecoming. He was then dismissed from the service of the United States. The Flipper case became known as something of an American Dreyfus Affair, emblematic of racism in the frontier army. Because of Flipper's efforts to clear his name, many assumed that he had been railroaded because he was black." New un-read copy. Publisher's price is $29.95.
Title: The Fall of a Black Army Officer Racism and the Myth of Henry O. Flipper
Edition: First Edition
Location Published: Norman, University of Oklahoma Press: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Jacket Condition: New
Type: Book
Categories: Travel & Exploration
Seller ID: 12615
Keywords: army, fort davis, henry o. flipper, texas
