Tag: black history

  • March On Washington

    March On Washington

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    Morgan O’Brien

    The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a historic event that took place on August 28, 1963. It was a massive civil rights demonstration that brought over 250,000 people to the nation’s capital to demand equal rights for all Americans. The March on Washington was organized by a…

  • Charles Anderson

    Charles Anderson

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Charles Anderson was a record breaking pilot in and out of WWII.

  • Daniel James Jr.

    Daniel James Jr.

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Daniel James Jr. partook in the Freeman Field Mutiny.

  • Charles McGee

    Charles McGee

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Charles McGee flew over one hundred missions in WWII.

  • Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr.

    Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr.

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was one of the first African American combat fighter pilots in the United States military.

  • Roscoe Brown Jr.

    Roscoe Brown Jr.

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Roscoe Brown Jr. was the first 15th Air Force pilot to shoot down a jet.

  • Lucius Theus

    Lucius Theus

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Lucius Theus was a Tuskegee Airman.