Born in Baltimore City in 1927, Wesley Brown became the first black man to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949. He later retired as a lieutenant commander in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps. The academy named its new field house after Brown, who ran track at the academy, and is hosting a dedication ceremony Saturday for the 140,000-square-foot facility. Brown answered questions Tuesday about the building and diversity at the academy.

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