HENRY O. FLIPPER

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Henry Ossian Flipper was the first African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.  He was born a slave on March 21, 1856 in Thomasville, Georgia, and died on May 3, 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia.  He was the eldest of 5 brothers.  During his lifetime he was accomplished as a solider, civil engineer, author, newspaper editor, surveyor, cartographer and pioneer in the oil industry.

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Henry Ossian Flipper was the first African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.  He was born a slave on March 21, 1856 in Thomasville, Georgia, and died on May 3, 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia.  He was the eldest of 5 brothers.  During his lifetime he was accomplished as a solider, civil engineer, author, newspaper editor, surveyor, cartographer and pioneer in the oil industry.

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