Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Remembering World War Two Airmen: Tuskegee Airman Marches in Inauguration Parade

From the blog Remembering World War Two Airmen....

Remembering World War Two Airmen: Tuskegee Airman Marches in Inauguration Parade





"....Roscoe Brown will march with pride in the Inauguration Day Parade in Washington. For 86 years this New Yorker has fought battle after battle against what he calls “the stupidity of racism.” This will be the ultimate day in a lifetime of helping to break down barriers. Brown and about 330 of his fellow pilots and ground crew members who still live have been invited to attend the inauguration of the first black president, Barack Obama. Brown, a professor and former president of Hostos College, will be wearing the black cap of the Tuskegee Airmen, the African-American men who fought for America in World War II...."

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