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'Half American' explores how Black WWII servicemen were treated better abroad

11:37am November 08, 2022

by Dave Davies

Though more than one million Black Americans contributed to the war effort, historian Matthew Delmont says a military uniform offered no protection from racism.

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The Pentagon has identified the remains of Lawrence E. Dickson (second left), pictured in 1942 with members of the graduating class at Tuskegee Army Flying School.

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Pentagon Identifies Remains Of Missing Tuskegee Airman

6:30pm July 28, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The pilot is one of 27 Tuskegee Airmen who went missing during World War II. Lawrence Dickson's plane crashed in 1944, and his remains were found in Austria.

U.S. Air Force Retired Lt. Col. Floyd J. Carter has died at age 95. One of the last of the Tuskegee Airmen, Carter is seen here signing the tail of a TU-43 plane at the opening of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Tuskegee, Ala., in 2008.

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Floyd J. Carter, A Tuskegee Airman And NYPD Detective, Dies At 95

2:42pm March 12, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Carter was one of the last of the Tuskegee Airmen, the famous unit that overcame both internal challenges and enemy fire to serve in World War II.

Tuskegee Airman, Martin Luther King Jr. Bodyguard Dies at 93

6:05pm September 05, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Dabney Montgomery served as a ground crewman with the Tuskegee Airman in Italy in World War II. He joined the civil rights movement when he came home, and protected King during the march from Selma.

Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown poses during the publicity tour for the 2012 movie, Red Tails. The film was based on their experiences during World War II.

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Remembering Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown, Educator And Civil Rights Trailblazer

3:26pm July 06, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Brown was one of the last surviving "Red Tail" pilots of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. These African-American pilots served in World War II, laying the foundation for integrating the U.S. armed forces.

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This July 1943 photo provided by the Los Angeles Chapter, Tuskegee Airmen Inc., shows Lowell C. Steward after his graduation from flight training at Tuskegee Army Air Field, in Tuskegee, Ala. Steward, who won the Distinguished Flying Cross among other awa

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Decorated Tuskegee Airman Lowell Steward Dies At 95

3:45pm December 20, 2014

by Scott Neuman

He flew nearly 150 missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, but after the war, Steward returned home and was denied a mortgage because of his skin color.