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General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., the first Black to reach the highest rank in the Army, was born in Washington, D.C.

Rep. Gregory Meeks

POSTED: September 25, 2008, 12:30 pm

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Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) at the 2008 CBCF Annual Legislative Conference.

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