Why America Erased the Story of Its Greatest Black WWII Heroes скачать в хорошем качестве

Why America Erased the Story of Its Greatest Black WWII Heroes

They were told they didn't have the intelligence. They were told they lacked the courage. Based on a racist military study, America decided Black men were unfit to fly. But in the crucible of World War II, a group of young men would be given a single chance to prove them all wrong. They were called the "Tuskegee Experiment." This is the story they tried to erase. The definitive history of the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary "Red Tails," who fought a war on two fronts. In the skies over Europe, they battled the elite pilots of the German Luftwaffe, compiling one of the most decorated combat records in the history of the U.S. Army Air Forces. On the ground, they fought a constant, soul-crushing war against the racism and segregation of their own country. Discover the full saga: the political battle to even exist, the brutal training in the heart of Jim Crow Alabama, the stunning victories in aerial combat, and the quiet acts of defiance like the Freeman Field Mutiny that would change America forever. This is the story of how the men who were never supposed to fly became the "Red Tail Angels," the most requested bomber escorts of the war. They were heroes who had to be twice as good to be considered half as much. This is their truth, in its full, un-sanitized glory #blackhistory #ww2 #militaryhistory #worldwar2 #blacklegacy