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
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Approximate Word count = 2606
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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