Tuskegee Airmen
Throughout history, African Americans have been met by prejudice and mistreatment. This attitude towards blacks has not only been seen in the public work place and social activities, but in the armed forces as well. Since early American military history, blacks have always been involved in defending our country. However, they were never really given full credit and recognition for their hard work and patriotism. Not only were they unrecognized, but they were required to serve in all black units. World War II was no different and there was still deep segregation of the armed forces. Once the United States entered the war, all the black leaders and black press protested against this segregation and treatment of blacks as inferior. This resulted in the formation of the "Tuskegee Experiment" in March of 1941 (The Tuskegee Airmen, p.27). It was to "prove" racial deficiencies in intelligence and concentration of black pilots compared to white pilots. This experiment definitiv!ely backfired on its founders and the Institute successfully graduated 992 pilots including Generals Daniel James, Benjamin O. Davis Jr. and Lucius Theus. Although it took much more than graduating well-educated, capable pilots to change the story of segr
McGee, Tuskegee Airmen 2nd Edition, Brandon Publishing Company, Boston Ma. Then, in 1955 he was appointed to the position of Vice Commander of the 13th Air Force. Then, in 1975, he was appointed to the rank of General with four stars. Tensions arose as black pilots across the country began to want their bases de!segregated and work toward this goal. They were knows as "The Red Tail Angels" to their comrades because of the red paint on the nose and tail assemblies of their custom-made P-47's, and for their reputation for not losing any bombers during escort missions. The first men from the first class, which graduated on March 7, 1942, were Benjamin O. On July 4, 1944, the 99th joined three other squadrons - the 100th, the 301st and the 302nd - to form the 332nd fighter group. This is quite an accomplishment when you realize that they flew on over 200 escort missions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**Charles E. , George Roberts, Lemuel Curtis, Charles Debow and Mac Ross. 1997"Tuskegee Institute" http://www. egation in the armed forces, the Tuskegee Airmen were instrumental in the support of desegregation.
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