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For Race and Country - The Life and Career of Colonel Charles Young (Hardcover, New)
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For Race and Country - The Life and Career of Colonel Charles Young (Hardcover, New)
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Charles Young served as the highest-ranking African American
officer in the U.S. Army until 1917. During his career, he served
on the western frontier, in the Philippines, and in Mexico, and as
military attache to both Haiti and Liberia. Young was also an
accomplished linguist, a musician and composer, a published author,
and an active member of the black intelligentsia. A history of
Young's life transcends the fields of military, diplomatic, and
African American history. For those interested in the history of
the United States between Reconstruction and World War I, his life
offers a guided tour through one of the most important epochs in
the American experience. Charles Young's career was shaped by race.
The army regarded him as an anomaly and sought to limit his
visibility. He, on the other hand, used his profile to promote the
cause of racial equality. As a soldier, he was diligent in his
observance of duty. As a citizen, he was committed to the cause of
black civil rights. For Charles Young, success was more than a
personal dream, it was an obligation to his people. Young's
ultimate goal was to attain the rank of general. Thus, his forced
retirement on medical grounds in 1917 was a crushing blow, and, for
him and his supporters, bore testament to the racism that permeated
the armed forces and America.
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