During World War II, many African Americans were subject to the Jim Crow laws—locally established laws which held poorer treatments for African Americans—and therefore suffered racial segregation. Such separation was evident in the American military, as separate units and divisions were created for African Americans, as well as other minorities. One of the most prominent divisions was the Tuskegee Airmen, a unit of African American combat pilots who were part of the 332nd fighter group.
The Tuskegee Airmen first earned their fame through in Sicily, where the Allies launched their invasion against Italy, resulting in Benito Mussolini’s resignation. After registering their first victory against enemy aircrafts did the Tuskegee Airmen get their names known by the public. After their first triumph, the Tuskegee Airmen continued to impress America by their several victories against the German Luftwaffe. As a reward for their exceptional aerial combat, the Tuskegee Airmen received two Distinguished Unit Citations, as the military’s highest commendations.
Not only did the Tuskegee Airmen receive fame for their brilliant work, but they helped ease the tensions of the prejudice and segregation. By ignoring the criticism they faced upon establishment, the Tuskegee Airmen were able to successfully complete their missions, and earn their names as American heroes.
Written by-Marlin and Jason
March 2, 2010 Period A
13 comments:
good job. you have some good details about the topic, althought i think a few more dates would help.
good length and good detail. the picture helps as well.
The summary is concise and informative. I like the introduction where it explains the reason of forming the Tuskegee Airmen.
Great picture- really sets off the tone well. Also, very understandable and interesting.
The details were perfect for the topic and the picture was perfect i really liked this.
Very informative and the picture really adds to the posting. You might wanna look over the first sentence in the second paragraph, though.
Typical of marlin to do research on African pilots..
good summary of the Tuskegee airmen. I like how you organized the paragraphs.
Nicely structured and informative. I love the conclusion; it is nice to see the Tuskegee airmen’s accomplishments are not forgotten.
The information flows and the structure of the paragraph is very strong. The paragraph is detailed and the images add to it as well.
This posting does a good job of summarizing the achievements of one of the most influential and well-known groups in the fight for civil rights for African Americans. A few more facts about their actions would have been appreciated. The picture complements the post nicely as well. Overall, nice work!
great choice of topic. The Tuskegee airmen were a very important part of the war. and i really like how you had clear and straight forward information on your blog
Nice job, this was a nice concise summary with a nice picture. You could expand your ideas a little bit more with details.
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