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Henry Ossian Flipper (March 21, 1856 – April 26, 1940) was an American soldier, engineer, former slave and in 1877, the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, earning a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. He was also an author who wrote about scientific topics and his life experiences. After losing his commission in the Army, Flipper worked throughout Mexico and Latin America as an assistant to the Secretary of the Interior. He retired to Atlanta in 1931 and died of natural causes in 1940.

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  • Henry Ossian Flipper (en)
  • Henry Ossian Flipper (fr)
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  • Henry Ossian Flipper (sv)
  • Флиппер, Генри (ru)
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  • Henry Ossian Flipper, né le 21 mars 1856 à Thomasville en Géorgie aux États-Unis et mort le 3 mai 1940, est un officier américain. Ancien esclave, il devient en 1877 le premier afro-américain diplômé de l'académie militaire de West Point aux États-Unis. (fr)
  • Henry Ossian Flipper (Thomasville, 21 maart 1856 – Atlanta, 3 mei 1940) was een Amerikaanse soldaat, voormalige slaaf en de eerste Afro-Amerikaan die in 1877 te West Point afstudeerde aan de United States Military Academy. Hij was tweede luitenant in het Amerikaanse leger. (nl)
  • Генри Флиппер (англ. Henry Flipper, полное имя Henry Ossian Flipper; 1856—1940) — первый афроамериканец, бывший раб, окончивший Военную академию США в Вест-Пойнте. (ru)
  • Henry Ossian Flipper (March 21, 1856 – April 26, 1940) was an American soldier, engineer, former slave and in 1877, the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, earning a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. He was also an author who wrote about scientific topics and his life experiences. After losing his commission in the Army, Flipper worked throughout Mexico and Latin America as an assistant to the Secretary of the Interior. He retired to Atlanta in 1931 and died of natural causes in 1940. (en)
  • Henry Ossian Flipper, född 21 mars 1856 i Thomasville, Georgia, död 26 april 1940 i Atlanta, Georgia, var en amerikansk soldat och före detta slav. Henry Ossian Flipper föddes som slav i Thomasville, Georgia. Han släpptes fri 1865, då staden erövrades av USA under amerikanska inbördeskriget. Han skrevs in vid United States Military Academy 1873 och blev den första afroamerikanska kadetten att gå ut skolan 1877. Han fick graden fänrik. Han valde kavalleri som vapenslag och anslöt sig till 10. kavalleriregementet. * Grav och benådning * Henry Flippers grav i Thomasville. * (sv)
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  • Henry Ossian Flipper (en)
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  • Henry Ossian Flipper (en)
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  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. (en)
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  • Thomasville, Georgia, U.S. (en)
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