The Tuskegee Airmen by Brynn Baker

Author:Brynn Baker [Baker, Brynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 978-1-4914-4839-7; 978-1-4914-4907-3; African American history; Army Air Force; 477th Bombardment Group; 332nd Fighter Group; Red Tails; Red-Tail Angels
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2019-09-29T00:00:00+00:00

BENJAMIN O. DAVIS JR.

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was the only black cadet at West Point during his four years there. His fellow cadets refused to speak to him or share a room with him simply because of the color of his skin. However, racial discrimination never stopped Davis from achieving his goals. He continued to earn promotions throughout his career. In 1998 Davis became a four-star general—the military’s highest rank during peacetime.

More than 2,000 African-Americans completed training at Tuskegee Institute during the early 1940s. They studied hard and hoped to finally join the Army Air Corps, but they were still rejected. “Applications from colored persons for flying cadet appointment or for enlistment in the air corps are not being accepted,” said Major General E. S. Adams of the U.S. War Department.21

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