Charles Young (United States Army) Quotes

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The American officers that I brought with me have been loyal and worked well. The troops are natives, not Liberians. They are not one whit inferior in the soldier spirit to our best black troops of our own Army, which as you know is saying much.

Charles Young

Charles Young

Charles Young

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Born: March 12, 1864

Died: January 8, 1922 (aged 57)

Bio: Charles Young was the third African-American graduate of West Point, the first black U.S. national park superintendent, first black military attaché, first black man to achieve the rank of colonel, and highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death in 1922.

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