02537cam a2200409 4500 492144978 TxAuBib 20210305120000.0 180511s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018022763 9780399541940 (paperback) 0399541942 (paperback) TxAuBib Smith, Sherri L.,. Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? / by Sherri L. Smith ; illustrated by Jake Murray. New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2018] ℗2018. 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Who were Who was-- ? Includes bibliographical references. Who were the Tuskegee Airmen? -- Two Americas -- Taking flight -- We need more men! -- The first class -- The military way -- Red tails! -- Fighting in the sky -- The cost of war -- Target: Berlin! -- Double victory denied -- Becoming legends -- Timelines. "During World War II, black Americans were fighting for their country and for freedom in Europe, yet they had to endure a totally segregated military in the United States, where they weren't considered smart enough to become military pilots. After acquiring government funding for aviation training, civil rights activists were able to kickstart the first African American military flight program in the US at Tuskegee University in Alabama. While this book details thrilling flight missions and the grueling training sessions the Tuskegee Airmen underwent, it also shines a light on the lives of these brave men who helped pave the way for the integration of the US armed forces." -- Amazon.com. 20210305. United States Army Air Forces Fighter Squadron, 99th History Juvenile literature. United States Army Air Forces Fighter Squadron, 99th. World War (1939-1945.) World War, 1939-1945 Participation, African American Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States Juvenile literature. African American air pilots Biography Juvenile literature. African American air pilots. Military participation African American. World War II, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American Juvenile literature. Murray, Jake,. Who were. Who was-- ?