It’s up,upand away with the Tuskegee Airmena heroic group of African American military pilots who helped the United States win World War II. During World War IIblack Americans were fighting for their country and for freedom in Europeyet they had to endure a totally segregated military in the United Stateswhere they weren’t considered smart enough to become military pilots. After acquiring government funding for aviation trainingcivil rights activists were able to kickstart the first African American military flight program in the US at Tuskegee University in Alabama. While this book details thrilling flight missions and the grueling training sessions the Tuskegee Airmen underwentit also shines a light on the lives of these brave men who helped pave the way for the integration of the US armed forces.