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The Good News-Black History Month Is American History Salutes General Benjamin O. Patterson Sr.

By Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr.
Published February 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM EST

America’s first Black General in the United States Army, General Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr Benjamin lives today as a reminder of the service and sacrifice of Black Americans in American History.

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Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr.
Dr. Chavis is African American civil rights leader and icon, United Church of Christ (UCC) ordained minister, author, journalist, organic chemist, environmentalist, global entrepreneur, and currently President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) based in Washington, DC since 2014.
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