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.

The 12-mile trek began at 3 a.m. Monday morning, with cadets carrying nearly 35 pounds of gear as they made their way back to the West Point barracks. The march marks the final step in six weeks of ...