Question

Explain in your own words the importance of the efforts of the Tuskegee Airmen on the outcome of the war, and why their contribution is noted today.

Answer 1

They were important because of their successes in the war effort, as well as because they were the first African-American aviator troop in the military. They are still noted because they fought for a country that still segregated and had Jim Crow laws and often was openly racist about them, and yet they still fought in the war because of their ideals.