The Tuskegee Airmen | US History | WW2

When you're done learning about The Tuskegee Airmen, head on over to https://hensonshaving.com/extra and enter "EXTRA" at checkout to get 100 free blades with your Henson Shaving purchase. Before the Tuskegee Airmen could take on Nazi fighter pilots, they had to fight racism at home from military leaders who wanted them grounded to a country that questioned their worth. This is the untold story of the Black pilots who rose from segregation and doubt to become the most requested escort squadron in WWII. Led by Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the Redtails proved every doubter wrong as a group of young Black men dared to take to the skies and rewrite history. * Watch Extra History ad-free & get 1-week early access on *NEBULA* https://go.nebula.tv/extrahistory * Suggest & Vote on our next episodes, get exclusive content & 24-hour early access on *PATREON* https://bit.ly/EHPatreon * Show off your fandom with *MERCH* from our store! http://extracredits.store/ * Interested in sponsoring an episode?* Email us: [email protected] https://twitter.com/extracreditz | https://www.facebook.com/ExtraCredits/ | http://instagram.com/extracredits | https://www.tiktok.com/@UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg GAMING: https://www.youtube.com/@UCVzt0Ltq6VNKRqRMrry3OIA | http://www.twitch.tv/extracredits/ https://bsky.app/profile/extracredits.bsky.social Thanks for the high-quality conversations & for following our community guidelines here: https://bit.ly/ECFansRNice Artist: Ali R Thome | Writer: Steven Van Patten | Showrunner & Narrator: Matthew Krol | Video Editor: Devon House Creative | Audio Editor: Clean Waves | Studio Director: Geoffrey Zatkin | Social Media: Kat Rider | ♪ Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 | ♪ "An Industrial Genius" Music by Tiffany Roman #ExtraHistory #WW2 #History