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Article
Recognition Long Overdue
All Faculty Scholarship
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
3-31-2007
Disciplines
Abstract
In 2007, the Tuskegee Airmen, black pilots during World War II, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. While individuals have been recognized for such service, this was the first time a group had been honored. This article argues that the recognition, while late, was appropriate.
Citation Information
Recognition Long Overdue, Washington Afro-American, March 31, 2007, Vol. 115, No. 33