Rabu, 05 Juli 2017

First Black Colonel: Charles Young

Charles Young made a career of breaking down barriers in the segregated U.S. Army. Charles Young was born into slavery in a two-room log cabin in Mays Lick, Ky., on March 12, 1864. His father Gabriel later fled to freedom and in 1865 enlisted as a private in the 5th Regiment, U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery. …

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