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Henry O. Flipper

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Photograph of Henry O. Flipper. He poses in his military uniform, holding his belt with his left hand. He looks left.Flipper was the first African American to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York. He was born to slaves Isabella and Festus Flipper on March 21, 1856, in Thomasville, Georgia.
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  1. African American Authors
  2. African American Men
  3. African American Troops
  4. African Americans
  5. Authors, American
  6. Flipper, Henry Ossian, 1856 1940
  7. Men
  8. Military Uniforms
  9. New York (State)
  10. Officers
  11. United States
  12. United States. Army
  13. United States. Army. Cavalry, 10th
  14. West Point

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