BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Daniel Boone Regional Library X-WR-CALNAME:Daniel Boone Regional Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:49bd5505-b2bf-43b3-9313-218039f6391b SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261105T122430Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240227T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240227T190000 SUMMARY:Tuskegee Airmen From Lincoln University LOCATION:Southern Boone County Public Library\nSouthern Boone County Publi c Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Southern Boone County Publ ic Library;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Southern Boone County Public Library: geo:38.7754758,-92.2625392 GEO:38.7754758;-92.2625392 DESCRIPTION:As the U.S. anticipated entering WWII\, it established Civil P ilot Training programs at universities and airfields\, including Lincoln U niversity. Join author Michelle Brooks to learn about Lincoln Universityâ €™s military alumni who helped influence desegregation in the military and continued to break racial barriers thereafter. Books will be availabl e for sale and signing. \nAdults & teens..\nhttps://dbrl.libnet.info/event /9722940 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

As the U.S. anticipated entering World War II\, it addressed the need for experienced pilots by establishing Civil P ilot Training (CPT) programs at universities and airfields. Only a handful of now historically Black colleges and universities were selected\, since no military arm existed at the time for African Americans in aviation. Li ncoln University was the only site training Black pilots west of the Missi ssippi River. \;These CPT programs led to the creation of the US Army Air Corps' segregated unit\, commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen.

\n< p>The Lincoln CPT program trained 50 pilots before the war began. Most of them went on to some form of military service\, more than half in U.S. Arm y Air Corps. Three of these men flew combat missions in Europe. Capt. Wend ell Pruitt was an acclaimed acrobatic flyer from St. Louis. Capt. Richard Pullam became a squadron commander before the military was desegregated. A nd Lt. Wilbur Long spent the end of the war as a prisoner of war in Poland . Several ground crew also made impressive contributions\, like Sgt. Clovi s Bordeaux\, the first Lincolnite to join the U.S. Army Air Corps\, eventu ally becoming a rocket scientist for Hughes Aircraft.

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At this pres entation by author and researcher Michelle Brooks\, you'll learn about som e of Lincoln University&rsquo\;s military alumni who helped influence dese gregation in the military and continued to break racial barriers after the ir service.

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Michelle Brooks has been studying the local history of Jefferson City and Lincoln University for more than 20 years\, first as a reporter for the Jefferson City News Tribune and today as a published aut hor. Her books include "The Jefferson City Civil Pilots: From Lincoln Univ ersity to Tuskegee Airmen\," "Hidden History of Jefferson City" and "Lost Jefferson City" with The History Press\, and "Interesting Women of the Capital City" and "Bu ried Jefferson City History" through Kindle Direct Publishing. She is a re search analyst at the Missouri State Archives.

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Books will be avail able for sale and signing following the presentation.

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Adults and t eens.

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