# Johnson Chesnut Whittaker

> Johnson Chesnut Whittaker was one of the first black men to win an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. When at the academy, he was brutally assaulted and then expelled after being falsely accused and convicted of faking the incident. Over sixty years after his death, his name was formally cleared when he was posthumously commissioned by President Bill Clinton in July 1995.

*American soldier*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Educator
- **Category:** Educators
- **Born:** 1858
- **Died:** 1931
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Johnson Chesnut Whittaker was one of the first black men to win an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. When at the academy, he was brutally assaulted and then expelled after being falsely accused and convicted of faking the incident. Over sixty years after his death, his name was formally cleared when he was posthumously commissioned by President Bill Clinton in July 1995.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 40.5
- **Momentum:** 7.0

## Sources
- [Johnson Chesnut Whittaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Chesnut_Whittaker)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6268215)

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