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West Point Will Graduate Its Largest Class Of Black Women In Its 217-year History

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According to Business Insider, this years graduating class at West Point Military Academy is the largest class of black women to ever graduate from the 217-year-old institution. Thirty-two black women are set to graduate from the school, more commonly known as West Point, in the class of 2019. The momentous occasion comes more than 155 years after the end of slavery, and nearly 99 years after women won the right to vote. West Point was founded in 1802 but didn't admit its first black cadet until 1870. The first women were admitted in 1976.

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