Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

Military Commander

Quote: "The privileges of being an American belong to those who are brave enough to fight for them."

Biography: He entered West Point in 1932 where, in an attempt to make him resign, his fellow cadets adopted a code of silence in which they neither associated with him nor spoke with him. Despite this treatment, Davis graduated 35th in his class of 276, becoming the first black cadet in the 20th century to graduate from West Point. (Source: https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/davis-jr-benjamin-o/)