- This movie is historical drama about the first Africa-American pilots in the US military.
- In 1942 college graduates were drafted as pilots in the army air corps
- this was viewed as a test because there was still racism and predudice
- in the movie the officers descriminate there black partners
- the movie ends when the men bravely fight for there country
THE REAL AIRMEN & fun facts:
- Before the Tuskegee Airmen, no African American had become a U.S. military pilot
- African-American men had tried to become aerial observers, but obviously were rejected
- Schwartze Vogelmenshen (Black Birdmen) by the Germans and they were afraid and respected them
- For every Black pilot there were ten other civilian or military Black men and women on ground support duty.
THE AIRMEN HELPED BREAK THROUGH THE RACIAL BARRIER IN THE MILITARY
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