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Jim the Penman is a 1921 American silent crime drama film produced by Whitman Bennett and distributed through Associated First National, later just First National Pictures. It is based on a well known play, Jim the Penman by Charles Lawrence Young about a forger in Victorian Britain.
Charles Young (March 12, 1864 – January 8, 1922) was an American soldier. He was the third African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy , the first Black U.S. national park superintendent, first Black military attaché , first Black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the United States Army , and highest ...
29 de abr. de 2022 · Library of Congress. CNN — Charles Young, the first Black US Army colonel whose groundbreaking military career was hampered a century ago by the racism of the era, was posthumously promoted on...
16 de nov. de 2023 · Why? It did not want any Black officer in command of white soldiers, and the outbreak of war combined with Young’s rank and experience would have made this inevitable. A notable Black leader during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Young was perhaps the most important figure in African American military history.
Portrait of Charles Young prior to his departure for Sequoia National Park in 1903 . United States Army. 1 st African-American National Park Superintendent. In the summer of 1903, Captain Charles Young would become the first African-American national park Superintendent when he and his troops were tasked to manage and maintain Sequoia National Park in northern California.
Charles Young was a soldier, diplomat, and civil rights leader. He overcame stifling inequality to become a leading figure in the years after the Civil War when the United States emerged as a world power.
Quick Facts. Significance: First African-American National Park Superintendent, highest ranking Army Officer during his life. Place of Birth: Mays Lick, Kentucky. Date of Birth: March 12, 1864. Place of Death: Lagos, Nigeria. Date of Death: January 8, 1922. Place of Burial: Arlington, Virginia. Cemetery Name: Arlington National Cemetery.
