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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Moreover, the only military unit that was commanded by an African-American before the Second World War", Domingo says. blacks, whites, Latinos and Jews fought together; there was no segregation.

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 ...