The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black pilots in WWII who were extremely talented and disciplined.1 These brave and courageous men were known to fight two wars: the war against the Power Axis in Germany and the war against extreme racism at home.2 The Tuskegee Airmen were youth who helped their county in more ways than one and set a new viewpoint on how the African American race would be viewed.3 Tuskegee was a small town with only 2,000 people of the black and white race. On July, 4, 1881, Booker T. Washington, opened the Tuskegee Institute Normal School in Tuskegee, Alabama. The Tuskegee Institute was built to help save the lives of the African American race and help them become what they were bound to be. In this school, Washington was
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This is what motivated the Tuskegee Airmen to be great pilots in WWII. Some of the African American youth that came to the segregated Institute were from all around the United Stated, but most of them were from northeast section of the United States.5 These men were excluded from any military accesses and were treated as if they were unintelligent, uncourageous, unpatriotic, and idiotic.6 The men were enlisted and accepted to be a part of the fine institution that was the Tuskegee Institute. Here, they were instructed to be aircraft and engineer mechanics, military and equipment specialists, parachute riggers, policemen, and many other available positions in the air and military field.7 During the rigorous training that the trainees went through, the men were instilled with the legacy of hard work and determination, and because of this, they helped influence and impact the beginning of desegregation in the military.8 To do this though, the men had to be of the highest standards and show the qualities of greatness. By setting prestigious awards and several unbelievable records, the Tuskegee airmen proved to be of high quality and unfathomable …show more content…
The most famous of all the fighter squadrons was the 99th Fighter Squadron, who were known to have flown over 200 bomber escort missions and losing only 5 bombers. Other important Squadrons consisted of the 332nd Fighter Group and the 100th Fighter Squadron.10 Before the era of the Tuskegee Airmen’s success, the Airmen were actually hated and were not wanted in the military at all.11 However due to the Airmen’s great success, they proved to the American public that African Americans were just as capable of becoming great leaders and soon to be role-models.12 In fact, the desegregation of the military in 1948 was greatly influenced by the Tuskegee Airmen.13 However, the will power alone would not do the work, in fact, acting like a big brother was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or the (NAACP), who helped the Tuskegee Airmen reach the goals they needed, to become one of the world’s greatest pilot groups and influence the desegregation of the
This is what motivated the Tuskegee Airmen to be great pilots in WWII. Some of the African American youth that came to the segregated Institute were from all around the United Stated, but most of them were from northeast section of the United States.5 These men were excluded from any military accesses and were treated as if they were unintelligent, uncourageous, unpatriotic, and idiotic.6 The men were enlisted and accepted to be a part of the fine institution that was the Tuskegee Institute. Here, they were instructed to be aircraft and engineer mechanics, military and equipment specialists, parachute riggers, policemen, and many other available positions in the air and military field.7 During the rigorous training that the trainees went through, the men were instilled with the legacy of hard work and determination, and because of this, they helped influence and impact the beginning of desegregation in the military.8 To do this though, the men had to be of the highest standards and show the qualities of greatness. By setting prestigious awards and several unbelievable records, the Tuskegee airmen proved to be of high quality and unfathomable …show more content…
The most famous of all the fighter squadrons was the 99th Fighter Squadron, who were known to have flown over 200 bomber escort missions and losing only 5 bombers. Other important Squadrons consisted of the 332nd Fighter Group and the 100th Fighter Squadron.10 Before the era of the Tuskegee Airmen’s success, the Airmen were actually hated and were not wanted in the military at all.11 However due to the Airmen’s great success, they proved to the American public that African Americans were just as capable of becoming great leaders and soon to be role-models.12 In fact, the desegregation of the military in 1948 was greatly influenced by the Tuskegee Airmen.13 However, the will power alone would not do the work, in fact, acting like a big brother was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or the (NAACP), who helped the Tuskegee Airmen reach the goals they needed, to become one of the world’s greatest pilot groups and influence the desegregation of the