WW2

African-American Soldiers Helped Pave The Way For Integration of US Military
1.) In 1941, the government set up all black combat units.
2.) "Double V" meant two victories.
3.) By the time the Vietnam war came around, the military was fully integrated.
4.) Being that they were the first group of black pilots they had a lot to prove.

3 Women "Red Tails" Left Out
1.) Mrs. Bethune pushed the president to resist the demands of the southern wing of the Democratic party because they wanted to maintain segregation especially in the military.
2.) Brown helped promote the image of black aviators.
3.) Eleanor Roosevelt helped with the Rosenwald fund, it helped expand the pilot-training program at Tuskegee.
4.) I think the "Red Tails" have been left out of history because they weren't something big like Martin Luther King or Malcolm X

Standing Tall on Giant Shoulders
1.) Roundtree met Mrs Bethune through the friendship that Roundtree's grandmother had with Mrs Bethune.
2.) Bethune saw military service as a way for blacks to break down walls.
3.) Mary wanted to bring black women into the first class of WAAC officers.
4.) To pay Mrs. Bethune back, Roundtree spent the rest of her life serving as General Counsel, pro bono, to the National Council of Negro Women, an organization that Mary founded.
5.) Mary had a major impact on Roundtrees life. Mrs. Bethune was like a role model to her because Rosewood grew up around her hearing stories and watching her fight for what she believes in.