Commemoration, Race, and World War II: History and Civil Rights at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

Commemoration, Race, and World War II: History and Civil Rights at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

History and civil rights are intertwined at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. Moton Field was a training flight facility for African American pilot candidates in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, operating from 1941–45. Through the extant buil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Renée Ater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Göttingen University Press 2015-05-01
Series:American Studies Journal
Subjects:
Commemoration
Race
Segregation
Tuskegee Airmen
World War II
Online Access:http://www.asjournal.org/59-2015/commemoration-race-and-world-war-ii-history-and-civil-rights-at-the-tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site/

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http://www.asjournal.org/59-2015/commemoration-race-and-world-war-ii-history-and-civil-rights-at-the-tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site/

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