Henry Ossian Flipper (21 March 1856 - 3 May 1940) was an American soldier, former slave, and the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877, earning a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Henry Ossian Flipper (21 March 1856 - 3 May 1940) was an American soldier, former slave, and the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877, earning a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army.

Henry Ossian Flipper was one of the nineteenth-century West’s most remarkable individuals. The first African American graduate of West Point, he served four years in the West as a cavalry officer but was court-martialed and dismissed from the service in 1882. He spent the rest of his long life attempting to clear his name.Flipper’s record of accomplishment was significant for any individual in any time, and for a nineteenth-century black American it was phenomenal. As historian Qui...

Henry Ossian Flipper's 'The Colored Cadet at West Point' is an insightful autobiography that provides a detailed account of his experiences as the first African American graduate of West Point. The book is written in a straightforward and honest literary style, offering readers a unique perspective on race relations and the challenges faced by minorities in the military during the late 19th century. Flipper's narrative is not only a personal memoir but also serves as a historical document ...

Henry Ossian Flipper, the Colored Cadet at West Point is a compelling autobiography by Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Flipper recounts his life from his early years as a slave in Georgia through his admission to West Point in 1873, where he faced relentless racial prejudice and social isolation. His story is one of resilience and determination in the face of systemic barriers.The book offers vivid descript...

Henry Ossian Flipper--born into slavery in Thomasville, Georgia on March 21, 1856--did not learn to read and write until just before the end of the Civil War. Once the war had ended, Flipper attended several schools showing a great aptitude for knowledge. During his freshman year at Atlanta University he applied for admittance to the United States National Military Academy at West Point. He was appointed to the academy in 1873 along with a fellow African American, John W. Williams. Cadet W...

THE following pages were written by request. They claim to give an accurate and impartial narrative of my four years' life while a cadet at West Point, as well as a general idea of the institution there. They are almost an exact transcription of notes taken at various times during those four years. Any inconsistencies, real or apparent, in my opinions or in the impressions made upon me, are due to the fact that they were made at different times at a place where the feelings of all were con...

The Colored Cadet at West Point is a singular Reconstruction-era autobiography, at once personal testimony, institutional critique, and disciplined military narrative. Henry Ossian Flipper recounts his years at the United States Military Academy with a restrained, factual style whose sobriety intensifies the injustices he describes: ostracism by fellow cadets, racialized scrutiny, and the burdens placed upon a Black pioneer in a hostile national institution. The book belongs to the traditi...