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Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit Photo Gallery

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President George W. Bush and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi stand amidst 300 Tuskegee Airmen during a photo opportunity Thursday, March 29, 2007, in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. White House photo by Joyce Boghosian

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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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