Tuskegee Airmen Day commemorated at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum
A new day of recognition for the Tuskegee Airmen, who piloted aircrafts that defended bombers in WW2, was recently written into law.
On March 19th, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed into law that the 4th Thursday of every March will now be recognized as Tuskegee Airmen Day throughout the state, honoring the valiant service of the members of the Tuskegee Airmen.
“Well the Tuskegee Airmen were men that were allowed to prove that black men could fly aircrafts and would follow orders. They came about in 1941 with the assistance of Elenor Roosevelt. She came back after taking a test ride with one of the pilots to say that they were capable of flying, they were capable of fighting, and they need to be over in the European theater.”
On Thursday, the Col Lawrence E Roberts chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc met at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum to recognize the new law and the history it honors.
“Today was a day that Governor Tate Reeves signed a proclamation that allows us to celebrate the Tuskegee Airmen Day. Every 4th Thursday of the month in March.”
The aviation museum currently has an entire exhibit dedicated to the history of the Tuskegee airmen. and invites all to come and learn the history of the brave pilots, many of whom come from the south Mississippi coast.
“The wonderful thing about this museum is that we honor the past, regardless of where it came from. If its from Mississippi, we wanna honor it. The Tuskegee Airmen having their date commemorating the Tuskegee story at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum is wonderful.”
