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...shunned harassed by the white students at West Point to force him to resign, he persevered and graduated in 1936, 35th in class of 276, the fourth black American to graduate from West Point, and the first in the 20th century
His classmates grew to admire his determination and wrote in their yearbook: "[His] courage, tenacity, and intelligence...won for him the sincere admiration of his classmates, and his singleminded determination to continue in his chosen career cannot fail to inspire respect." Soon after graduation, General Davis married the vivacious and beautiful Agatha Scott, his lifelong friend, partner, and love who died...
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