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The fall of a black army officer : racism and the myth of Henry O. Flipper / Charles M. Robinson, III

Author: Robinson, Charles M., 1949-
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2008]
Copyright Date: ©2008
Physical Description: xviii, 197 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm

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Contents

Race and the army -- The black cadet -- Links in a chain -- The court-martial begins -- Shafter on the defensive -- A question of persecution and a "Mexican theory" -- The government rests -- Lucy Smith testifies -- Testimonials to a good name -- The question : can an officer be black? -- The end of a career -- After the army.

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Flipper, Henry Ossian, 1856-1940—Trials, litigation, etc
Trials (Military offenses)—Texas—Fort Davis
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry—United States

ISBN

9780806135212 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0806135212 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189) and index.

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