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Tuskegee Airmen share life lessons
Three members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen visited with Airmen at the Pentagon during a meet and greet hosted by Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James Feb. 16. Retired Col. Charles McGee and former Cadets William Fauntroy Jr. and Walter Robinson Sr. shared stories and insights about their lives as Tuskegee Airmen and as civilians after they left the military.
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2/18
2016
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Road to the past: Portion of highway dedicated to Tuskegee Airmen
Although retired Lt. Col. James Warren established a distinguished flying career throughout three wars in the U.S. Army Air Force, he was once arrested for simply having the wrong skin color in the wrong establishment.
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2/19
2014
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Training at Tuskegee: Turning dreams into reality
Training young men to be the first African American pilots in the military was a history-making event for the handful of trainers and leaders at the Tuskegee Institute. Creating an airfield from the ground up, the "Tuskegee experiment" led the way for desegregation of the military less than a decade later.
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2/11
2014
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Black Airmen turn racism, bigotry into opportunity
On a hot July day in 1941 on a desolate field in Tuskegee, Ala.,, 13 young African-American Airmen began an experiment by senior Army leaders to teach them how to become pilots. That experiment turned into the ultimate opportunity for these young men to become a valued part of the military and would go on to have an impact with the desegregation of the military.
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2/04
2014
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Buffalo Soldiers pave the way
February is African-American Heritage month. This month celebrates the accomplishments of African-Americans throughout history. Near Goodfellow AFB, Airmen are able to see these accomplishments through the history of the Fort Concho Buffalo Soldiers. These soldiers not only paved a way in the movement towards African-American rights, but also
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2/20
2013
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Photo essay: Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were an elite group of African-American pilots in the 1940s. They were pioneers in equality and integration of the armed forces. The term "Tuskegee Airmen" refers to all who were involved in the Army Air Corps program to train African-Americans to fly and maintain combat aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen included pilots, navigators,
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2/11
2013
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African-Americans in the military: from the American Revolution to integration
Many are familiar with the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, but they were not the first African-Americans to serve in the American armed forces. African-Americans have continuously served in the U.S. military since colonial times.After the fighting began in 1775, the British offered to free any African-American slave who served with them, leading
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2/08
2013
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African Americans in leadership
The 1950s were a tumultuous time for the United States as the winds of changes blew across the country and the social landscape was transformed as the Civil Rights movement went into full swing. In 1954, the Supreme Court case ruling in Brown v. Board of Education overturned laws that permitted state-sponsored segregation. Just a few years before
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2/08
2013
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Reservist enjoys dual careers
For one airman assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, being a reservist allows her time to pursue other passions while also serving her country."It's like living two completely different lives," Senior Airman Denice Luke said. "That's why I like it so much." Luke is an air transportation journeyman deployed from Robins
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2/08
2013
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African-American History Month focuses on achievements
African-Americans have made and continue to make major contributions to the nation's defense, the director of the Defense Department's office of diversity management and equal opportunity said in a recent interview.As National African-American History Month commences today, this year's theme -- "At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The
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2/01
2013
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