Understandably by Bill Murphy Jr.

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Bill Murphy Jr.
Jul 17, 2020
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The newest dormitory at West Point (actually, they call it a barracks) was dedicated in 2017, and named after General Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

This honor is the last thing anyone would have expected when Davis was a cadet in the 1930s.

The son of the first Black one-star general in U.S. Army history, Davis was also the only Black cadet during his entire time…

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