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Tuskegee Institute, Alabama is located in Macon County. Zip codes in Tuskegee Institute, AL include 36087, 36088, and 36083.

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Friday | The Michigan Citizen

Reflections on George Washington Carver

As we celebrate Black History Month, I'd like to take some time to reflect on the life and philosophy of George Washington Carver.

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Friday Feb 10 | DC Military

Tuskegee Airman goes on to become first Air Force African-American general

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. -- A man who was shunned because of his race during his four years at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., back in the early 1930s would go on to become the first African-American general in the U.S. Air Force.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

The Clanton Advertiser

Two of my greatest heroes

Our state has been blessed with and has produced many people of great character and influence that has extended far beyond our borders, and of that I am always proud.

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Chattanoogan.com

Screening Of Silver Wings & Civil Rights Documentary Will Be Feb. 28

The exclusive Southeast screening of "Silver Wings & Civil Rights: The Fight to Fly" will be at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium on Feb.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

Examiner.com

George Washington Carver Alabama's man of God and science.

Black History Month , 2012 We live in a time when crooked politicians, foul mouthed musicians, immoral actors/actresses, and leftist radicals are elevated to high staus by the major media.. Gone are the days when self-sacrificing Godly men and women were revered.

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Palladium-Item

Honoring Local Figures in Black History: Harry Leavell

Harry Leavell smiles during a celebration for his 90th birthday in 2009 at Little Sheba's. / Palladium-Item file photo by Joshua Smith Editor's note: To recognize Black History Month, which is celebrated in February, the Palladium-Item is publishing a daily historical tribute noting the impact of African-Americans and their history in the ... (more)

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Sun Feb 05, 2012

Martinsville Bulletin

Speaker keeps airmen's legacy alive

Speaker Joseph Kernan , an expert on the Tuskegee Airmen, poses with Martinsville Middle School seventh-grade language arts teacher Donna Lowery, who arranged for him to speak to students about the airmen's service during World War II.

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Fri Feb 03, 2012

The Orlando Sentinel

'Red Tails': Daniel Keel of Lake County lived the story of Tuskegee Airmen | Video

Despite so-so reviews, my family and I rushed out to see "Red Tails," the George "Star Wars" Lucas homage to the Tuskegee Airmen .

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

Examiner.com

The Commodores: Flying High

In 1967, eighteen-year-old guitarist Thomas McClary had a dream: to form a musical group that would be hailed as "the black Beatles". A lofty ambition.

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Examiner.com

Explore Black History Across America

Since 1976, February has been observed as Black History Month in the US. And there's a lot of Black History to explore all across the country.

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

The Epoch Times

The Tuskegee Airmen

On the set of the film "Red Tails" are original Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown, director Anthony Hemingway, and actor Cuba Gooding Jr.

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The Afro American Newspaper

Red Tails and Black Justice: Thurgood Marshall's Battle against Tuskegee

With the release of "Red Tails," the nation's attention has focused once again on the courageous African American pilots of World War II who battled German aces while enduring countless racial indignities in the U.S. military.

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The Times of Trenton

Trenton's own member of 'Red Tails' remembered

It is not the name of a movie star or of a crew member. Instead it belongs to a Trenton native who was part of a far more elite group of individuals whose bravery persisted in the face of prejudice - the Tuskegee Airmen.

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Sat Jan 28, 2012

Hometown Annapolis

Pilots fought war on two fronts

LeRoy Battle, a Tuskegee Airman during World War II, talks about the racism he faced while serving in the nation's first all African-American squadron.

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Fri Jan 27, 2012

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

His memories of Red Tails

Last Saturday, 86-year-old Frank "Burt" Vardeman put on his Tuskegee Airmen cap, got into his Buick with his wife of 63 years, Martha, and headed over to the Northlake Festival Movie Tavern in Tucker to see if his memories had been interpreted correctly on the screen.

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Insight News

WWII saga recounts heroic exploits of Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen is the nickname given the 332nd Fighter Group, the first squadron of African American aviators ever trained by the U.S. Air Force.

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Thu Jan 26, 2012

Messenger

Film: Red Tails - "Not Just Any Old Acting Gig"

George Lucas and Co. give you a history through the eyes of the Tuskeegee airmen who lived in Red Tails.

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Model Airplane News

Red Tails! The Men, the Movie, the Models

Hollywood has a way of rediscovering important historical events, wrapping them up and presenting them in a way that educates the general movie-going public that no amount of history classes ever could.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012

Time

The Ninety-Ninth Squadron

Under Alabama's sun the first Negro fighter squadron in the world was training last week in circumstances which might have exasperated Job.

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Town Topics

World War II Saga Recounts Heroism of Tuskegee Airmen

HURRY UP AND WAIT: The Tuskegee airmen were trained as fighter pilots in 1940, but were relegated to an isolated base at the Tuskegee Institute because the armed forces were racially segregated at that time.

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