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Found 3 collections related to African American air pilots

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Tuskegee Airmen Trainees : Freeman Field Mutiny collection, 1944-1996
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | SC MG 567
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
The all-Black 99th Pursuit Squadron was created by the U.S. Army in 1941, with the proviso that the pilots would be strictly segregated. The airfield at Tuskegee, Alabama, was chosen as their training site, thus they became known as the Tuskegee... more
Johnson, Jesse J., 1914-2006
Jesse J. Johnson military collection, 1942-2003
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 200
9.42 linear feet (10 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
An African American career soldier, Jesse J. Johnson authored eight books and several plays about the military service of black men and women. The Jesse J. Johnson military collection consists primarily of secondary sources and printed material,... more
Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Occupations, 1900s-1990s [bulk 1930s-1950s]
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Occupations
13 boxes, 2.3 cubic ft.. 966 photographs. 2 prints : postcards. 25 prints : photomechanical prints
The collection, compiled by the Schomburg Center, consists of photographs and photographic reproductions depicting African Americans engaged in a variety of occupations.