Charles Young, the first Black US Army colonel whose groundbreaking military career was hampered a century ago by the racism of the era, has been posthumously promoted to brigadier general.
Young's promotion retroactively makes him the first Black American recognized with that rank, the Army said. The honorary designation, following years of efforts to posthumously promote him, was the focus of an official promotion ceremony at the United States Military Academy at West Point on Friday.After Young was passed over for promotion before his death in 1922, a Black service member wouldn't join the general officers rank in the Army until Benjamin Davis Sr.
He was commissioned as a second lieutenant and assigned to the Ninth Cavalry in Fort Robinson, Nebraska, and Fort Duchesne, Utah, a regiment of the"Buffalo Soldiers." The Buffalo Soldiers were regiments of Black soldiers who played a key role in the US' expansion of the West and were initially commanded by White officers. They also served as some of the first national park rangers and protected parks from poachers.
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