Tuskegee Airmen from Lincoln University of Missouri

Sat, Feb 22 2025

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Colbern Road Community Room 1

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Subjects

History

Age Group

For adults

Series

Black History Month 2025

Presenter

Michelle Brooks

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The only pre-World War II Civilian Pilot Training program exclusively for Black pilots west of the Mississippi River was offered at Lincoln University of Missouri. More than two dozen students and professors joined the first-ever Black military aviation unit, the Tuskegee Airmen. Join author Michelle Brooks to meet these trailblazing African Americans.

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