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My grandfather was a Tuskegee Airman, who fought the Nazis over Italy and Germany itself. He earned the respect of his white bomber pilot peers. Yet, when he came home he was denied pilots jobs, jobs reflective of his education, and when he protested too loudly he was falsely charged with theft, which limited his career and employment potential for the rest of his life.
But at least the Tuskegee Airmen's stories have been told. For so many others.
Erased.
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Dang, glad we don't live in a world as racist as it was back then. Imagine putting your life on the line for the country to be denied an honest job in your passion because of something you can't control.
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You glad it is not as racist! Imagine living in a time when the police terrorizes innocent people. Oh wait, that is still now.
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I remember watching a movie on this. Lawerence Fishburne was awesome in it!
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That's the first one. Fishburn was awesome! A newer one (2012) called Red Tails was done by Spielberg.
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Yeah, the actors in that were young. Cuba Goodman Jr was also in it! Is the Red Tails one any good?
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I love it, but I am really biased.
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I just looked it up. Cuba Goodman Jr was in both of them!
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I said Spielberg, but it was George Lucas who directed.
Cuba plays an older character.
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I love the P51 mustang. Such a beautiful aircraft.
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It and the F4U Corsair!!!
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They have become multi million dollar aircrafts. Such a shame I will never be able to own one. They are making carbon fiber ones now.