Life and Legacy of Brigadier General Charles Young presented by the National Parks Association Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

A Park Ranger presents on the life and legacy Brigadier General Charles Young.

Brigadier General Charles Young led an extraordinary life of firsts. He was the first African American national park superintendent, the first African American Colonel in the U.S. Army and the first African American military attaché. Besides these personal achievements Young was also a mentor to many including students at Wilberforce University and future generations of Army officers including Benjamin O. Davis Sr.

Roger Osorio
Park Ranger - Education and Outreach Coordinator
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument