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The first Black man to graduate from West Point in this century describes the discrimination he faced in the Armed Forces, his successful command of air combat units in World War II, and his rise to the rank of three-star general
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Davis, the first African American general in the Air Force, was "silenced" for all of his four years at West Point because African Americans were not wanted at that institution. However, in spite of this treatment, Davis graduated 35th in a class of 276. This autobiography recounts his achievements as well as his self-determination in the face of racial prejudice. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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