Tuskegee Airmen’s Legacy Under Threat: Why Their History Must Be Protected.

Tuskegee Airmen’s Legacy Under Threat: Why Their History Must Be Protected.

(ThyBlackMan.com) My grandfather’s first cousin was Lieutenant Colonel Howard Lee Baugh. Cousin Howard was part of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first unit of the Tuskegee Airmen. This month marks the 84th anniversary of the activation of the Squadron at Chanute Field in Rantoul, Illinois, about 120 miles southwest of Chicago. A few years ago, I sat with my friend Norman Lear, the late TV legend behind shows like All in the Family and The Jeffe…