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West Point barracks named after pioneering cadet

WEST POINT – When he was a West Point cadet, Benjamin O. Davis was subjected to institutional racism and discrimination.No one would speak to him, except when necessary.But he went on to become the military academy’s first black graduate of the 20th century in 1936 and later distinguished himself as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.On Friday, the first new West Point barracks since 1972 was named for Davis, a four-star general who died in [...]

 

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