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Title
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Benjamin Davis
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Description
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File contains multiple articles about Brigadier-General Benjamin O. Davis, �??the first Negro general in the United States Army.�?� Davis was the commander of the Fourth Cavalry brigade in World War II, stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas in 1941. He visited several prominent African Americans in Kansas City on his way there, including Chester Franklin.
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Date
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1947/1950
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Edward Dwight
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Description
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File contains multiple articles about Captain Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African American receiving aerospace training as an astronaut. Dwight was from Kansas City, Kansas. He ultimately was not accepted as an astronaut and publicly complained about racial bias in the Air Force and the space program.
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Date
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1963/1965
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Object Type
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Vertical File
