1. African Americans WWII BS Luke Raymond, Nick Brewer, Nick Nordhiem, Michael Calderwood, Bailee Fitz, Benjamin Marks

2. Introduction During WWII, African Americans faced the harsh realities of war with the added difficulties of segregation and discrimination. They persevered through the years of war and made their mark on history. Their resilience is commendable when most men could barely handle the mindless bloodshed going on around them. We will highlight some of the greater roles that African Americans played in one of the bloodiest wars ever fought. Slide by Lucas Duncan Raymond.

3. Hardships Faced by African Americans ● Segregation in training camps ● Ate in separate mess halls ● Slept in separate barracks ● Duties included cooking, cleaning rooms and shining shoes ● Racism ● Had to sit in the last row of movie theaters Nick Brewer, Ben Marks

4. Opportunities for African Americans: The Tuskegee Airmen ● African Americans comprised the 332nd Fighter Group of the 15th Air Force. ● They took on prestigious fighter missions such as escorting bombers and flying ground support. ● Nicknamed the Tuskegee Airmen, or the Redtails for the painted tails of their jets. ● Flew more than 15000 sorties ● Sixty-six Tuskegee Airmen died in combat. Slide Made by: Michael Calderwood

5. Opportunities for the African Americans ● 1,700 African Americans were in the first army of Omaha and Utah beaches on D-Day. ● The duties African Americans were assigned, though non-combat duties, were equally very important to the war, such as maintenance, transportation, and supply. ● Due to troop losses, African Americans were forced to be placed into more combat duties like pilots, tankers, medics, and others by 1945. ● Being in different kinds of ranks and positions now, they served with just as much honor as before being assigned so such ranks. Slide Made by: Bailee Fitz

6. Key Content Terms :By Nick Nordheim ● Double V Campaign -The African American community in the United States resolved on a Double V Campaign: victory over fascism abroad, and victory over discrimination at home. ● Tuskegee Airmen -The Tuskegee Airmen is the name of a group of African-American military fighter and bomber pilots who fought in World War II. ● Order 8802 - Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1941 in order to prohibit racial discrimination in the national defense industry. ● National Urban League -The National Urban League is a nonpartisan civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination.