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Brigadier General Charles Young in Sequoia National Park

Brigadier General Charles Young was the first African American national park superintendent of Sequoia National Park.
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25 Feb 2025

In honor of Black History Month, we're revisiting this Big Blend Radio interview with Dana Dierkes, former Public Affairs Specialist for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, who shares the history of Brigadier General Charles Young, Charles Young, who was appointed acting superintendent of Sequoia and General Grant national parks in 1903, becoming the first black superintendent of a national park.  Learn more about Charles Young and the Giant Sequoia Tree named in his honor, here: https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/historyculture/young.htm 

 

Brigadier General Charles Young was the first African American national park superintendent of Sequoia National Park.