WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Benjamin O. Davis Jr. entered West Point in 1932 as its only black cadet and spent the next four years shunned. He roomed alone, and no one befriended him.

West Point cadets pass by historical reminders constantly — from Grant Hall and Bradley Barracks to the statues of Douglas MacArthur and Dwight Eisenhower overlooking the parade fields. Now a ...

The decision to name the newest barracks at West Point for Benjamin O. Davis Jr. has received scant comment in the press. That strikes me as regrettable at a time when a polarized nation is hungering ...

Lee graduated from West Point in 1829 and served as the academy's superintendent from 1852-55. He led the Confederacy's Army of Northern Virginia from 1861-65.

A cadet barracks that will be named in honor of Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. is under construction behind existing barracks at the U.S. Military Academy on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in West Point, N ...