Charles Young on race article   Save
Charles Young Collection - NAM MSS 2
Description: Part of a newspaper article in which Charles Young talks about having pride in his race and compares the United States to African tribes. Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS2_B06F21_E
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Military officers; Newspapers; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: Charles Young Collection - NAM MSS 2