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Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit Photo Gallery
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President George W. Bush presents the Congressional Gold Medal Dr. Roscoe Brown Jr., during ceremonies honoring the Tuskegee Airmen Thursday, March 29, 2007, at the U.S. Capitol. Dr. Brown, Director of the Center for Urban Education Policy and University Professor at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, commanded the 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332 Fighter Group during World War II. White House photo by Eric Draper Download Full Size Photo |
These photos were part of an airport exhibit in 2008 to commemorate Black History Month. The Tuskegee Airmen destroyed 261 military planes, 950 railcars and sunk one destroyer during World War II while also encountering racism and segregation on the home front.
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