Charles Young Jr.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:Integration_of_the_U._S._Army
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:born February 12, 1864
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Young_III
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:9th_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:contribution Civil rights activism
gptkbp:died January 8, 1922
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Young Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:African_American_military_officers
gptkbp:inspired Future generations of African American leaders
gptkbp:known_for Advocacy for African American rights in the military
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer for African Americans in the military
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work First African American to become a U. S. Army Colonel
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Buffalo_Soldiers
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Morrow_County,_Ohio
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Charles_Young_Buffalo_Soldiers_National_Monument
Inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Colonel
gptkbp:received Honorary Doctorate from Wilberforce University
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkbp:served_as Military attaché in Liberia
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Mexican_Expedition
gptkb:Philippine–_American_War
gptkb:Spanish–_American_War
World War II (posthumously recognized)
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:spouse Ada Young
gptkbp:wrote Reports on the conditions of African Americans in the military
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colonel_Charles_Young
gptkb:Charles_Young
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6