Lieutenant Flipper Pardoning Ceremony
1999-02-19T18:32:43-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYjI0XC8xOTk5MDIxOTE4MzM0ODAwMi5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==President Clinton posthumously pardoned Lieutenant Henry Flipper, the first African-American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy who had been court-martialed in 1881 on charges of embezzling commissary funds. He was acquitted of the charge but found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer.
President Clinton posthumously pardoned Lieutenant Henry Flipper, the first African-American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy who had… read more
President Clinton posthumously pardoned Lieutenant Henry Flipper, the first African-American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy who had been court-martialed in 1881 on charges of embezzling commissary funds. He was acquitted of the charge but found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer. close
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