Complex sentence: On June 1st, 1870, the first African American cadet from South Carolina, James Albert Smith, was allowed into West Point Academy, sponsored by Senator Adelbert Ames and nominated by Representative Solomon L. Hoge.
Split into simpler sentences: On June 1st, 1870, the first African American cadet, James Albert Smith, from South Carolina, was allowed into West Point Academy. Smith was sponsored by Senator Adelbert Ames and nominated by Representative Solomon L. Hoge.