James H. Conyers
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Sep 22, 2026
John MaxwellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And this brings us to the brutality of the military academies and the aviation color line.
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To truly understand the sheer weight of the institutional obstruction these leaders faced, the author directs our attention to James Henry Conyers.
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On September 24th, 1872, Conyers makes history.
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He is sworn in as the very first African American admitted to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis.
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Let's hear it.
John MaxwellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But it's not run on a flat track.
John MaxwellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's like the first runners in this race, Crispus Attucks, Robert Smalls, James Henry Conyers, they are running uphill.
John MaxwellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They're in knee-deep mud.
speaker_0NARRATOR
And this brings us to the brutality of the military academies and the aviation color line
speaker_3NARRATOR
lineTo truly understand the sheer weight of the institutional obstruction these leaders faced, the author directs our attention to James Henry Conyers.
speaker_3NARRATOR
On September 24th 1872, Conyers makes history.
speaker_3NARRATOR
He is sworn in as the very first African American admitted to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis.
29 MINS LATER
speaker_3NARRATOR
Let's hear it.
speaker_0NARRATOR
But it's not run on a flat track.
speaker_0NARRATOR
It's like the first runners in this race, Crispus Attucks, Robert Smalls, James Henry Conyers, they are running uphill.
speaker_0NARRATOR
They're in knee-deep mud.