Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment: The Military Career of Charles Young
"With quiet dignity and determination, Charles Young skillfully negotiated incredible obstacles to reach the rank of colonel. Brian G. Shellum has succeeded in capturing Young's courage and the shameful milieu of America's Jim Crow army."-Gregory J. W. Urwin, professor of history at Temple University"Extensively researched and clearly written, Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment places Charles Young back where he belongs, among the important figures of African Americans during the Progressive Era. --Mark Benbow, former resident historian of the Woodrow Wilson House"Using solid research and little-used documentary sources, Shellum brings into sharp focus a man and officer of whom too little is known, and not near enough is remembered."--William W. Gwaltney, former president of the Association of African American Museums"Brian Shellum traces the development, experiences, and extraordinary accomplishments of a pioneering black officer who broke through one racial barrier after another in the decades straddling the turn of the twentieth century. --Floyd Thomas, curator at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural CenterBarring the discovery of significant new documents related to Charles Young's career, Shellum's two volumes will undoubtedly stand as the definitive biography of that fine officer for many years to come--Roger D. Cunninghame,Journal of America's Military Past