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Father of the Tuskegee Airmen, John C. Robinson (Hardcover)
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Father of the Tuskegee Airmen, John C. Robinson (Hardcover)
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Across black America during the Golden Age of Aviation, John C.
Robinson was widely acclaimed as the long-awaited "black
Lindbergh." Robinson's fame, which rivaled that of Joe Louis and
Jesse Owens, came primarily from his wartime role as the commander
of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force after Italy invaded Ethiopia in
1935. As the only African American who served during the war's
entirety, the Mississippi-born Robinson garnered widespread
recognition, sparking an interest in aviation for young black men
and women. Known as the"Brown Condor of Ethiopia," he provided a
symbolic moral example to an entire generation of African
Americans. While white America remained isolationist, Robinson
fought on his own initiative against the march of fascism to
protect Africa's only independent black nation. Robinson's wartime
role in Ethiopia made him America's foremost black aviator.
Robinson made other important contributions that predated the
Italo-Ethiopian War. After graduating from Tuskegee Institute,
Robinson led the way in breaking racial barriers in Chicago,
becoming the first black student and teacher at one of the most
prestigious aeronautical schools in the United States, the
Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical School. In May 1934, Robinson first
planted the seed for the establishment of an aviation school at
Tuskegee Institute. While Robinson's involvement with Tuskegee was
only a small part of his overall contribution to opening the door
for blacks in aviation, the success of the Tuskegee Airmen-the
first African American military aviators in the U.S. armed
forces-is one of the most recognized achievements in
twentieth-century African American history.
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