The History and Legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen

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This program will be presented in a hybrid format: Zoom and in-person. The Library will email the Zoom link at least 30 minutes before the start time. We must have your email address in order to send the Zoom information. 

Join us for a special Pre-MLK Day event celebrating the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined young men who enlisted to become America’s first black military airmen. They came from every section of the country including New York City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Detroit. Each one possessed a strong personal desire to serve the United States of America at the best of his ability. These airmen fought two wars – one against a military force overseas and the other against racism at home and abroad. Retired Lt. Col. Lawrence Millben, member of the Detroit Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, and others will discuss the history of the Airmen and his own experience as the first African American B.O. Davis Graduate and first African American Base Commander of the former Selfridge Air National Guard Base.