Henry Ossian Flipper (Q490775)
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Henry Ossian Flipper
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Slave
Mining Engineer
Army Officer (1866–1995)
Henry Ossian Flipper
Born Enslaved. The first African American to graduate from West Point, and the first African American commissioned officer in the U.S. Army. Dismissed from the Army on charges were posthumously deemed "unduly harsh and unjust.".