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John Hanks Alexander
Military Person
1864 – 1894
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Who was John Hanks Alexander?
John Hanks Alexander was the first African-American officer in the United States armed forces to hold a regular command position and the second African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy.
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- Born
- Jan 6, 1864
Helena - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Oberlin College
- United States Military Academy
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Xenia
- Died
- Mar 26, 1894
Wilberforce University
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on July 23, 2013
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