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 Milit

Henry Ossian Flipper's 'The Colored Cadet at West Point - Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper' is a groundbreaking memoir that provides a unique perspe

"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

Published in 1878, this is the autobiography of Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper, the first black man to graduate from West Point Military Academy.