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Tuskegee Airmen (Hardcover)
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Tuskegee Airmen (Hardcover)
Series: Landmarks of the American Mosaic
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This poignant history of the Tuskegee Airmen separates myth and
legend from fact, placing them within the context of the growth of
American airpower and the early stirrings of the African American
Civil Rights Movement. The "Tuskegee Airmen"-the first African
American pilots to serve in the U.S. military-were comprised of the
99th Fighter Squadron, the 332nd Fighter Group, and the 477th
Bombardment Group, all of whose members received their initial
training at Tuskegee Army Airfield in Alabama. Their successful
service during World War II helped end military segregation, which
was an important step in ending Jim Crow laws in civilian society.
This volume in Greenwood's Landmarks of the American Mosaic series
depicts the Tuskegee Airmen at the junction of two historical
trends: the growth of airpower and its concurrent development as a
critical factor in the American military, and the early stirring of
the Civil Rights Movement. Tuskegee Airmen explains how the United
States's involvement in battling foes that represented a threat to
the American way of life helped to push the administration of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt to allow African American soldiers
to serve in the Army Air Corps. This work builds on the works of
others, forming a synthesis from earlier studies that approached
the topic mostly from either a "black struggles" or military
history perspective. 16 original documents relating to the creation
and performance of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, each
accompanied by a brief description that provides historical context
28 short biographies of black aviation and military pioneers,
important people among the Tuskegee Airmen, as well as several of
the Airmen themselves A comprehensive bibliographic description of
major secondary works on the Tuskegee Airmen, World War II,
airpower, and black participation in the American military A
glossary of specialized terms pertaining to the military, aviation,
World War II, and African Americans
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