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Cooley Hurd

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Fri Jan-13-06 02:36 PM
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42. The story of the Tuskegee Airmen is much bigger...

Edited on Fri Jan-13-06 02:38 PM by Cooley Hurd

...than just its involvement in WW2. It was more about changing views on African-Americans. The Army, backed by racist Dixiecrats in Congress, was opposed to training African-American pilots because they believed them to be less intelligent and lacking the stamina and bravery of white pilots. The Tuskegee Airmen proved them wrong and opened the door to the integration of the entire military in 1947.

I don't know what Dr King thought about WW2, but I do know how he felt about the advancement of African-Americans.:thumbsup:

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