America’s first two Black Generals were a Father & Son duo with the same name: General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. & Sr.

Beginning as unwelcome additions to the Army, they would work under eight different Presidents in various capacities over the course of 75 years. During that time, the pair accumulated an impressive list of achievements, including:
Being the architects and the commander of the 15,000 Tuskegee Airmen, also known as the Red Tails during WW2.
Being the driving force of Executive Order 9980 & 9981, which ordered the desegregation of the federal workforce and integrated the military in 1948.
Leading the creation of the US Air Marshall Program and what’s now known as the TSA in 1971.
Integrating the US Air Force Academy to allow women cadets in 1975.
Heading the creation of the 55 mph national speed limit in 1977 to save lives.
These two men, known as the Invisible Generals, represent what it is to be an American and laid the foundation for a more equitable United States – for everyone.