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A dramatic account of one of the most momentous trials in American history. Set in the 1880s, this riveting story focuses on Whittaker, a former slave who becam

Whittaker, the third black to enter West Point, was accused of faking an attack on himself to get sympathy from the public and from his professors.

Explains the racially charged atmosphere that made Whittaker's time at West Point difficult. Includes details of the trial, including the defense's ridiculous t

Here is the dramatic account of one of the most important trials in American history, the 1881 court martial of Johnson Whittaker, a black cadet at West Point.