Answer: D) they showed that African Americans could fight as well as white troops.
Explanation: The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African-American military pilots, both fighter and bomber, who fought in World War II. They were the first African-American soldiers to complete their courses and join the Army Air Force, before the Tuskegee Airmen, no African-American had been a U.S. military pilot. The success of the Tuskegee Airmen proved to the American public that African-Americans, when given the opportunity, could become effective military leaders and pilots.
Answer: D) they showed that African Americans could fight as well as white troops.
Explanation: The Tuskegee Airmen, trained in the rural Alabama town that bears their name, showed that African Americans could fight as well as white troops. After fighting bravely and losing very few bombers they were to protect, the fighter pilots' biggest victory is often said to be for equal rights and anti-discrimination principles.
