Teaching the History of the Tuskegee Airmen

WHEREAS, According to the National World War II Museum, in total, the Tuskegee Airmen flew over 15,000 individual missions and shot down 112 enemy airplanes in World War II; and 

WHEREAS, the NAACP's advocacy was essential to promote the inclusion of Negro pilot trainees at Moton Airfield in Tuskegee Alabama; and 

WHEREAS, The 332nd Fighter Group became known as the best escort operators in the 15th Air Force, never losing a bomber to enemy action; and 

WHEREAS, President Harry Truman's signed an executive order ending segregation in the United States military. This changed the Army's policies and marked the Tuskegee Airmen's second victory, the turning point in the way the military handled race which is widely credited to the Tuskegee Airmen's struggles and victories; and 

WHEREAS, On March 29, 2007, the Tuskegee Airmen were collectively awarded a Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda; and 

WHEREAS, The United States annually celebrates the official anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen on the fourth Thursday in March, representative of the day President Franklin D. Roosevelt activated the fighter squadron; and 

WHEREAS, those Tuskegee Airman who have survived should be honored and recognized for their service while they are alive, and memorialized when they pass; and

WHEREAS, The current Presidential administration has launched an attack on educating the public on the accomplishments of Black Americans in the military, effectively attempting to erase the history of these heroes. 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this resolution reaffirms the 2012 resolution titled, "NAACP Recognition of the Tuskegee Airmen." 

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the NAACP demand the reversal of the ban on teaching the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, and it be reimplemented as a matter of American Military History.