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Language
English
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The incredible life story of Eugene Bullard, the first African American military pilot in WWI, who went on to become a self-taught jazz musician, a Paris nightclub impresario, a spy in the French Resistance and an American civil rights pioneer. Eugene Bullard lived one of the most fascinating lives of the twentieth century. The son of a former slave and an indigenous Creek woman, Bullard fled home at the age of eleven to escape the racial hostility...
3) Red tails
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even as they battle discrimination on the ground. Featuring jaw-dropping aerial action and thrilling special effects, Red Tails is a breathtaking tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.
4) Red tails
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even as they battle discrimination on the ground. Featuring jaw-dropping aerial action and thrilling special effects, Red Tails is a breathtaking tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.
5) Devotion
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of famous Navy aviator duo Tom Hudner and Jesse Brown, who overcame racial barriers and protected one another on daring Korean War missions.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
322 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"On the eve of World War I, Eugene Bullard was a refugee of the Jim Crow South who was determined to find a place where a Black man would be treated as a fellow human being. His search took him from rural Georgia to the streets of Paris, from the vaudeville stage to the boxing ring, and finally, from the muddy trenches to the open skies. In 1914, Bullard joined the fight to defend France--and made history as the world's first African American fighter...
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the 'Fighting 99th' - the first squadron of black American pilots to be allowed to fight for their country. It is 1943 and the U.S. is suffering huge losses on the ground and in the air. Four newly recruited pilots are united by a desire to serve their country, at a time when black flyers were not welcomed in the Air Force. Now, the "Tuskegee Airmen" must undertake the riskiest mission of their lives and to prove to America that courage...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xiii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: A young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that details the true story of two Navy pilots from divergent racial and economic backgrounds who forge a deep friendship during the Korean War as they face extraordinary circumstances
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color (with black and white sequences) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of an experiment -- "to see if Blacks had the intellectual and physical ability to fly an aircraft in combat." These pilots, trained in the "deep South," became the Tuskegee Airmen, flying combat aircraft during World War II for their country. They had to battle on 2 fronts: the Axis powers in Europe and North Africa, and the racism at home.
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