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Who were the Tuskegee Airmen and why are they so famous?

  • Fought with valor despite being subjected to Jim Crow laws.
  • Suthorized by President Franklin Roosevelt.
  • One alum became the first black U.S. Air Force general.
  • Another alum became Detroit's first black major.

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