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Tuskegee Airmen: Air Corps
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WASHINGTON (NNPA)— The crowd, the cheers and the applause in the United States Capitol Rotunda belied the segregationist homecoming that the Tuskegee Airmen received 60 years ago. The bestowing of the Congressional Gold Medal upon the black air corps was viewed as a 21st century stride for racial progress and an inspiration to fight for justice.
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The Tuskegee Airmen were recruited into an Army Air Corps program on orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt but were met with skepticism and racism. They amassed an impressive record of success escorting bombers on missions in Europe.
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The Tuskegee Airmen were recruited into an Army Air Corps program that trained blacks to fly and maintain combat aircraft. President Roosevelt had overruled his top generals and ordered that such a program be created.
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