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The official introductory film of Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument. The biographical film of Charles Young, quintessential soldier, Civil Rights pioneer, family man. Learn about this iconic American hero whose legacy resonates to this day.
- Brigadier General Charles Young (U.S. National Park Service) - NPS
First African-American National Park Superintendent, highest...
- Brigadier General Charles Young, Early Park Superintendent
Learn about the life and accomplishments of Brigadier...
- Brigadier General Charles Young - U.S. National Park Service
View the short, ten minute park introductory film that...
- Brigadier General Charles Young (U.S. National Park Service) - NPS
The Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, a National Monument of the United States, commemorates the life of Charles Young (1864–1922), an escaped slave who rose to become a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and its first African-American colonel.
26 de feb. de 2021 · Young was the first Black national park superintendent, the first Black military attaché, the first Black colonel, and the highest-ranking Black person in the U.S. military until his death at age 57 from a kidney infection while on a reconnaissance mission in Nigeria.
25 de mar. de 2013 · The Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument was established on March 25, 2013. It preserves the home and post-Civil War military legacy of Col. Charles Young (1864-1922). Col. Young, a distinguished officer in the United States Army, was the third African American to graduate from West Point and the first to achieve the rank ...
