Tuskegee Airmen

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What is Segregation?

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To separate people based on the color of their skin

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True or False: Tuskegee Airmen were black soldiers who don't fly fighter planes

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False

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Before the Tuskegee Airmen, could black soldiers fly a fighter plane?

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No, they were viewd as less than white people and were not allowed to be taught.

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What state was Tuskegee in?

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Alabama

Answer explanation

The Tuskegee Airmen got their name from the place where they learned how to fly, Tuskegee AL.

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In Tuskegee they trained everyone, white and black.

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No, it was only black soldiers learning to fly.

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Did the Tuskegee Airmen see "Action"? Did they fight?

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Yes, in 1943.

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What was their first main missions?

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Escorting bomber planes

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What was the newspaper that talked about the Tuskegee Airmen?

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Stars and Stripes

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Did the American people celebrate the Tuskegee airmen as war heroes?

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No, America was still segregated.

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Did the US military keep themselves segregated for long after the Tuskegee Airmen?

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No, their brave efforts had the US military decide to desegregate in 1948.