Born in slavery, Charles Young (1864-1922) was the third black
graduate of West Point, the first black U.S. military attache, and
the highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his
death. Unlike the two black graduates before him, Young went on to
a long military career, eventually achieving the rank of colonel.
After Young, racial intolerance closed the door to blacks at the
academy, and forty-seven years passed before another African
American graduated from West Point.
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 through a combination of focused
intellect, hard work, and a sense of humor. By graduation, he had
made white friends, and his motivation and determination had won
him the grudging respect of many of his classmates and professors.
Until now, scholars of African American and military history have
neglected this important U.S. Army trailblazer. Young's experiences
at the U.S. Military Academy, his triumph over adversity, and his
commitment to success forged the mold for his future achievements
as an Army officer, even as the United States slipped further into
the degradation and waste of racial intolerance.
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