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Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit Photo Gallery
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President George W. Bush and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi join 300 Tuskegee Airmen in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol for a photograph Thursday, March 29, 2007. The group photo was part of the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring America’s first African-American military airmen. White House photo by Eric Draper Download Full Size Photo |
These photos were part of an airport exhibit in 2008 to commemorate Black History Month. The Tuskegee Airmen destroyed 261 military planes, 950 railcars and sunk one destroyer during World War II while also encountering racism and segregation on the home front.
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