Title: The Court-Martial of Lieutenant Henry Flipper
First published: 1994
Description: Flipper was the first black graduate of the West Point Academy, but was court-martialed for mishandling funds. Robinson uses military records of the court martial to recreate events and assess the fairness of the proceedings, considering racism and underlying influences on the decisions. An intriguing re-creation of the past.
Subjects: Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, Trials, litigation, Trials (Military offenses), African American soldiers, Biography, African American troops, History, United States. Army
Places: United States, Fort Davis, Texas
People: Henry Ossian Flipper (1856-1940)
LC classification: KF7642.F58 R63 1994