What is Tuskegee Airmen
Words: 678 Pages: 2 2156In spite of limited opportunities and adversity, African Americans have played a major role in the United States military history over the past 300 years. African Americans were denied military leadership positions and training because many believed they lacked qualifications for combat duty. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Civil rights organizations exerted pressure and resulted in the formation of an all African American squadron based in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1941. They became known […]
