A free symposium at the museum Feb. 15 will look at African American engagment in World War II and its place in social ...

Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart Jr. of Michigan, one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was born on ...

African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African Americans during World War II reflected that of the wider American culture. According to a report commissioned ...

Race relations and the fight for ethnic equality have been an ongoing pursuit since the birth of the nation. Every facet of ...

A traveling exhibit now at the New Orleans World War II Museum focuses on Black servicemembers and the hardship of racial ...

Few military groups in American history can hold a candle to the importance, both cultural and strategic, of the Tuskegee ...

In just a few years the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard made significant advancements in the treatment of their African-American personnel. World War II was a watershed for race relations ...

A video on the pioneering Black pilots, famed for their World War II exploits, was stripped from an Air Force basic training ...

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen’s service in World War II is inspiring: When skilled African American pilots, grounded because of their race, finally won the opportunity to serve their country, they ...

Both stories are told in “Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II,” on view at the National WWII Museum through July 27. Arriving not quite halfway ...