Correspondence between “Kikik” and her cousin’s Nibbs, Mary and Samy   Save
NAM_MSS21- Col. Charles Young; Manuscript Collections
Description: A postcard from the “Comique Series” sent from “Kikik” Young to her little cousins Nibbs, Mary and Samy. Kikik’s father, Colonel 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 fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS21_B01F57_02_1
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; African American women; Horses; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: NAM_MSS21- Col. Charles Young; Manuscript Collections