Black cadet in a White bastion : Charles Young at West Point

Black cadet in a White bastion : Charles Young at West Point / Brian G. Shellum ; foreword by Vincent K. Brooks.

Brian G. Shellum's biography of Young's years at West Point chronicles the enormous challenges that Young faced and provides a valuable window into life at West Point in the 1880s. Academic difficulties, hazing, and social ostracism dogged him throughout his academy years. He succeeded thr...

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Main Author: Shellum, Brian
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2006.
Subjects:
Young, Charles, > 1864-1922.
United States Military Academy > Biography.
United States Military Academy > History > 19th century.
United States. > Army > African American troops > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Biography.
African American military cadets > Biography.
Military cadets > United States > Biography.
African American soldiers > Biography.
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Call Number: E185.97.Y63 S53 2006
Status: Available

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