The fall of a black army officer
Subtitle: racism and the myth of Henry O. Flipper
By: Charles M. Robinson, III.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Norman, Ok
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780806135212
Subjects: Flipper, Henry Ossian, -- 1856-1940 -- Trials, litigation, etc; Trials (Military offenses) -- Texas -- Fort Davis; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-189) and index.
Table of contents: title: Race and the army; title: The black cadet; title: Links in a chain; title: The court-martial begins; title: Shafter on the defensive; title: A question of persecution and a "Mexican theory"; title: The government rests; title: Lucy Smith testifies; title: Testimonials to a good name; title: The question : can an officer be black?; title: The end of a career; title: After the army.