Black History Month: WWII Museum's online event to feature 'unheard' voices of the era

In the 21 combat missions that Tuskegee airman George Hardy flew during World War II, firing at “trucks, trains, [and] anything to keep Germans from moving supplies around,” the American pilots came together.

“When we were flying, there was no difference,” Hardy told Fox News.

But back on the ground, racial tensions had remained a hurdle for black service members, and Hardy is set to share that experience with younger generations next week during a free “electronic field trip” the National World War II Museum is arranging for classrooms across the U.S.

“Race was always a problem. We were originally segregated,” Hardy said. “Everywhere went, we were segregated.”

The live event aimed at middle and high school students, scheduled for broadcast on Feb. 22, will feature World War II survivors and experts who will “analyze war-era racial injustices, examine artifacts from the museum’s collections and explore WWII historic sites in order to share stories of struggle, setbacks, triumphs and heroism of individuals who changed history,” according to the museum.

Source :- foxnews