Charles Young, the first African American man to achieve the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army, died in 1922

January 8

On January 8, 1922, Charles Young died. 

Charles Young was the first African American man to achieve the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army.

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Sources

Duster, C. (2022, April 30). A century after his death, the first black US Army colonel is promoted to brigadier general | CNN politics. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/29/politics/charles-young-brigadier-general-us-army/index.html#:~:text=Young%20received%20additional%20promotions%20during,man%20to%20reach%20that%20rank.