Before there was a Civil Rights Movement in the Unites States, there were the actions of the Tuskegee Airmen. This is the story of their struggle to be accepted as World War II United States Army Air Corps pilots, and thei... more »r fight to represent and defend a country that denied them many of their basic rights and civil liberties. Many African American men and women were aviators in the early 1930 s, but established military policy forbade them from flying. However, as World War II loomed, there was heavy pressure from black organizations and leaders such as the NAACP, A. Phillip Randolph (head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping-Car Porter s Union), Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, and several publications, to offer U.S. Army pilot training to black American citizens. Over 950 African Ameican men became fighter pilots at the Tuskegee Army Airfield during World War II. By war s end, the Tuskegee Airmen were awarded 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 744 Air Medals and Clusters, numerous Legions of Merit, the Red Star of Yugoslavia and a Presidential Unit Citation.« less
Actor:Michaela Pereira Director:Dean Tapia Studio:Choices Inc Format:DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 07/19/2011 Release Year: 2011 Run Time: 0hr 49min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English