The Tuskegee Airmen overcome discrimination in WWII

In honor of Black History Month, First Tuesday Social Justice films presents the story of the first black US fighter groups in WWII. The screening is free. Refreshments are provided. Audience discussion follows.

This is the true story of how a group of African American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest US fighter groups in World War II.

“The Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined young men who enlisted to become American’s first black military airmen at a time when there were many people who thought that black men lacked intelligence, skill, courage, and patriotism. . . Most were college graduates or undergraduates,” http://www.tuskegeemuseum.org/who-were-they

"Our mission of escort was really the prime mission to carry out successfully and this we did. The 332nd became known as the best escort operator in the 15th Air Force. We never lost a bomber to enemy action of airplanes." — Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Commanding Officer, 332nd Fighter Group, http://www.tuskegee.edu

Laurence Fishburne was the Best Performance Award by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe, had 6 other wins and 15 nominations.

This presentation is co-sponsored by the UUCOC’s Social Justice Ministry and is operated by volunteers. For more information about the film series, visit http://www.firsttuesdayfilms.org/index.shtml or http://www.facebook.com/firsttuesdayfilms.