Description: Illustrated portrait of Edward James Roye (1815-1872), an African American born in Newark, Ohio, who served as the fifth President of the Republic of Liberia. Roye moved with his family to the colony of Liberia in 1846 where he worked as a merchant and became active in politics, including the Liberian House of Representatives and Supreme Court of Liberia. He was later elected president and was in office from January 3, 1870, until he was removed from the presidency on October 26, 1871. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC4021_01
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Politicians; Presidents and politics;
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio); Liberia
 

Description: An aerial image of hills, fields, trees, and a small hut in rural Liberia. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F07_G
Subjects: Aerial views; Aerial photography; Landscape photography
Places: Liberia (Africa)
 

Description: People standing near and crossing a river under a large, simple suspension bridge in Liberia. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F07_H
Subjects: Bridges; Rivers; People
Places: Liberia (Africa)
 

Description: A resolution dedicated to Colonel Charles Young, urging the United States Congress to pass House Resolution 5308 allowing the promotion of Young to Brigadier General. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS2009_B01F04_B
Subjects: African Americans; African American soldiers; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.; Buffalo Soldiers; National Minority Military Museum Foundation (NMMMF); Certificates
Places: Kentucky
 

Description: Photograph of Colonel Charles Young and other unidentified people in Liberia, where he was stationed as a military attache. Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS3_B02F42
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Military officers; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: Liberia (Africa)
 

Description: A postcard with an image of two (2) Kroo women with two (2) children in Cape Palmas, Liberia in West Africa, dated September 13, 1912. The postcard was sent to Monrovia, Liberia. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F04
Subjects: Young, Charles, 1864-1922.; Mothers; Children
Places: Liberia (Africa)
 

Description: A man sitting at a desk in Charles Young's office in Monrovia, Liberia. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F07_K
Subjects: Young, Charles, 1864-1922.; Offices; Books
Places: Liberia (Africa)
 

Description: A large grass-roof building, possible a home, with other structures in the distance. The upper and lower left corners of this image are missing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F07_N
Subjects: Buildings; Houses
Places: Liberia (Africa)
 

Description: Five (5) men standing in a line in front of a porch in Liberia. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F07_Q
Subjects: Men; Photography
Places: Liberia (Africa)
 

Description: A large, white house surrounded by a trees and a large drive way. A car from the early 1900s is parked in a shelter attached to the home, in the driveway. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F07_T
Subjects: Buildings; Houses; Cars; Trees
Places: Liberia (Africa)
 

Description: Bruce Rauner, Governor of the State of Illinois, proclaiming June 1, 2016 as a day of recognition honoring Colonel Charles Young and the Buffalo Soldiers in Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS2009_B01F05_G
Subjects: African Americans; African American soldiers; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.; Buffalo Soldiers; National Minority Military Museum Foundation (NMMMF); Certificates
Places: Springfield (Illinois)
 

Description: Hand-drawn map of the West African country of Liberia done by Charles Young while on assignment as United States Military Attaché. The map was completed as a part of his larger intelligence-gathering duties. Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_OVS_3
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Military officers; World War I, 1914-1918; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.