Correspondence Sent to Marie Young from Ernest Hutcheson, Julliard School of Music   Save
  NAM_MSS21- Col. Charles Young; Manuscript Collections
Description: Correspondence Sent to Marie Young from Ernest Hutcheson, Julliard School of Music in response to Ms. Young’s request for private music lessons. Marie’s father, 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 fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS21_B01F59
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; African American women; Horses; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: NAM_MSS21- Col. Charles Young; Manuscript Collections