Tuskegee Airmen Accomplishments

During the time of World War II, In 1940 to 1952, a group of african americans made history by being the first of their race to complete their training to soon be in the United States Armed Air Force. Also known as the Red Tail Angels, and Tuskegee Airmen, they were also the first African-American Military aviators. Although they dealt with racial discrimination throughout their service, their accomplishments as military aviators played an important role, that is changing the belief of military leaders that African Americans are not capable enough to be in the military, surpassing desegregation amongst it. But not only were the Tuskegee Airmen the only ones to change that belief, but also many other americans who supported and spread their

Roosevelt, to allow that, through her own campaign. She did this by visiting the Tuskegee Army Airfield, sitting in the plane of the first licensed black pilot Charles Anderson, and made sure a photo of this event was taken so that she’d use it to convince FDR. Her campaign succeeded in 1943, when the Tuskegee Airmen went into combat over North Africa (“The Tuskegee Airmen”, The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project). During this battle, The Tuskegee Airmen showed courage, skill, and

Also, many stories of the Tuskegee Airmen mainly focused on the majority of its members who were african american, but there were also a few ground crew members who were whites. Some of those stories had also spread lies, praising the Tuskegee Airmen, making it seem like all of their actions were outstanding and deserved attention from the Air Force. For example, In March 1945, news from an African-American newspaper, the Chicago Defender, spread that the Tuskegee Airmen never lost a single member during 200 plus missions. Although this was false, this article gave the United States a better view on colored people’s abilities to join the US military, which was appropriate because of the unnecessary and unfair segregation caused by the US