Anti-racism

Now let's talk about what they were fighting in addition to the Germans.

Because while the Tuskegee Airmen were flying combat missions over Nazi Germany, they were also fighting racism inside their own military.

from the white commanders who tried to get them removed from combat, from the segregated bases where they lived, from a military that celebrated their victories on the front page and then told them to use the colored entrance at the officer's club.

And then there was Freeman Field.