Meet the Past
Henry Ossian Flipper
Special | 27m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Crosby Kemper III interviews Henry Ossian Flipper.
Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviews Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African-American West Point graduate, as portrayed by Damron Russel Armstrong, executive artistic director of the Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City. Born into slavery, Flipper rose to take charge of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, known as the Buffalo Soldiers.
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Meet the Past is a local public television program presented by Kansas City PBS
Meet the Past
Henry Ossian Flipper
Special | 27m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviews Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African-American West Point graduate, as portrayed by Damron Russel Armstrong, executive artistic director of the Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City. Born into slavery, Flipper rose to take charge of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, known as the Buffalo Soldiers.
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