| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color (with black and white sequences) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on PBS in 2003. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby surround stereo. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Ossie Davis. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Marcus M. Smith ; associate producer, Ale X. Jennings ; music composed by Burning Barn Sound & Music. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
The story of an experiment: "to see if Blacks had the intellectual and physical ability to fly an aircraft in combat." These pilots, trained in the "deep South," became the Tuskegee Airmen, flying combat aircraft during World War II for their country. They had to battle on 2 fronts: the Axis powers in Europe and North Africa, and the racism at home. |
| Language |
English dialogue; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd.
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United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Race relations.
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African American air pilots -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Perkins, W. Drew.
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Reifenberger, Bill.
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Davis, Ossie.
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Rubicon Film Productions.
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PBS Home Video.
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| ISBN |
141570113X |
| Standard No. |
097368778047 |
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841887050883 |
| Music No. |
87780 PBS Home Video |
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