In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the US Army. His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., later commanded the famed Tuskegee Airmen.

General Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first African American general in the U.S. Army, paving the way for future African American military leaders. Thanks to Corey Dunson, ...

Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was born Dec. 18, 1912, to the Army's first Black general, Benjamin Davis Sr. and his wife, Elnora. Davis Sr., whose career was hampered by prejudice, taught his son the ...

Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Jr., were a father-son duo who, respectively, went on to become the Army’s first Black general and a four-star Air Force general who led the famed Tuskegee Airmen and ...

Davis Sr. — not to be confused with his son, Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., who himself was an important historical figure — was the first Black one-star general in the U.S. Armed Forces and ...

Despite stellar accomplishments—breaking the color barrier in the military, leading the Tuskegee Airmen—Benjamin Davis Sr. and Benjamin Davis Jr. too often had to fight erasure.

On May 22, 1959, Benjamin O. Davis Jr. made history as the first African American to be promoted to Major General in the United States Air Force. Best known for commanding the legendary Tuskegee ...

Davis Sr. – not to be confused with his son, Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., who himself was an important historical figure – was the first Black one-star general in the U.S. Armed Forces and ...

In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the US Army. His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., later commanded the famed Tuskegee Airmen.