How a father and son fought segregation and became the first Black generals in the US military
His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., followed in his footsteps by joining the military and later commanding the famed Tuskegee ...
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The First African American Army General: Who Was Benjamin O. Davis Sr?
Indeed, his son, the future general Benjamin O. Davis Jr., graduated from West Point in 1936 and commanded a squadron of Tuskegee Airmen. Davis also mentored future African American officers and ...
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The Tuskegee Airmen Are Not DEI, As Air Force Reinstates Curriculum On First Black Pilots
During his lifetime, General Benjamin O. Davis Jr, commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, would often be referred to as the United States Air Force’s first African American general. After living half ...