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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Harris, Jacqueline
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TheTuskegee Airmen: Black Heroes of World War p.
1
I/by Jacqueline
I..
Harris.
cm.
Summary: African Americans during World
War
II.
battle prejudice at
home
become
to
fighter pilots
Covers early black aviation, and the struggles and glories
of the 99th Fighter Squadron which trained nearTuskegee Institute
in
Alabama.
Includes bibliographical references and index. 1.
World War, 19.^9-1945
2.
World War, I9.V)-1945
3.
Afro-American
air
— —
Aerial operations, Participation,
pilots-— History
Air Field (Ala.)—Juvenile literature. tions.
2.
World War, 1939-1945
D798.H37
1995
940.54"4973—dc20
—
—Juvenile [
1
.
American
— —
Alro-American
literature.
World War,
1
Juvenile literature. Juvenile literature. 4.
Participation, Afro-American.]
95-14.366
CIP
ISBN 0-382-.W215-9 (JHC)
Tuskegee
Army
939- 1 945 Aerial opera-
AC ISBN 0-382-39217-5 (PBK)
1.
Title.
Contents Acknowledgments
6
Chapter One: Black Pioneers of the Clouds
7
Chapter Two: Opening the Door
Chapter Three:
Chapter Four:
Chapter
Five:
Chapter
Six:
to the
Air Corps
Trying Their Wings
The ppth Goes
Three
to
2^
War
More Squadrons Go
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to
War
The 477th Bombardment Group
Chapter Seven: Black and White Together
Epilogue: Memories
and Honors
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Sources
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Index
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The
Tiiskegee
Airmen
Acknowledgments This book
dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmen who, despite
is
the indignity the flying
of discrimination and
machine and fought on
and
commendations,
to those
against the bigots
tall
make yours book
this
to
to glory
and said,
late father,
and medals and
men and women who cant steal
''You
I am as good as you
bigger.
my
segregation, mastered
who fought
are. "
my
stood ego to
I also dedicate
'World
War II in
the
South Pacific with his dental drill and medic pack.
Many of those