Research Paper On Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen shortly became the most known pilots in World War II and here’s why. In the 1930’s to 1940’s racism was way different they couldn’t near as many things as whites. In that time period blacks were restricted to doing a large number things and the segregation laws were really bad during that time also. During this time period the black were limited to only having and doing certain things. They could only use a bus if they sat at the back and if a white person wanted that seat they would have to get up. They could only eat at certain restaurants and sometimes they wouldn’t even get served. They had to use different bathrooms then the whites. They had to go to an all black school they couldn’t go to any school they wanted (http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us).

In 1938 President Roosevelt said that they were going to open up pilot training to anybody. They faced many obstacles in their life and here is a few. Some 14,000 black men were trained in Tuskegee, Alabama. They were sent to flight school and if they passed then they got advanced degrees. A study was shown that black people failed to pass the combat test. So the government didn’t build any military colleges for blacks. The blacks were angry about that so they made a flight school in Tuskegee, Alabama. They were sent there because they thought that black people couldn’t operate planes. They were given hand me down planes that were hand me downs so the planes were on the verge of breaking down at any point (www.History.com). The Tuskegee program was one of the most rigorous programs said by many of the black men that went to Tuskegee. The program was so rigorous that you didn’t have time to think and when you were eating you had to be perfect no head tilt or mouth down you had to have your fork perfect and everything

The Tuskegee Airmen had proved the white people that said they couldn’t operate planes or sophisticated machine. When the Tuskegee Airmen returned from war they were still second class citizens.
The pilots of the Tuskegee Airmen were always flying and became considered heroes for what they went through and this is some stories about them. Pilot John H. Leahr is a pilot who logged over 300 hours of in combat. John completed over 132 missions flying P-39s and P-40s. John was a very humble person and all he wanted from people was a “Thanks” (www.military.com).
Harold Brown is one of the Tuskegee Airmen and this is a little bit about him. During his 30th mission Harold Brown was shot down and bailed out of his P-51 and then was taking prisoner. Brown was held captive for 6 weeks and went through many things. While being held captive Brown was being interrogated and he was taking friendly fire