Col. Charles Young Speaking at Bethel A.M.E. Church honoring several Negro officers   Save
NAM_MSS21- Col. Charles Young; Manuscript Collections
Description: Newspaper article about Col. Charles Young honoring several Negro officers Bethel at AME Church. Col. Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army. In 1918, after being forced into retirement due to health concerns, he rode on horseback from Wilberforce, Ohio to Washington D.C. to prove his physical ability for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS21_B01F71_1
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; African American women; Horses; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: NAM_MSS21- Col. Charles Young; Manuscript Collections