LRU Presents Black Angels Over Tuskegee

By Steve Hunt, Director, CVCC Office of Multicultural Affairs

Black Angels over Tuskegee

Lenoir-Rhyne University will present “Black Angels Over Tuskegee” on Tuesday, February 4 at 7 pm in the PE Monroe Auditorium.  Tickets are available for $15 each at https://apps.thegreenroomtheatre.org/ and can be purchased at the Office of Multicultural Affairs (CAD 139). For more information, call 828-465-8664.

THE PLAY

Black Angels Over Tuskegee is the story of the Tuskegee Airmen told in narrative of six men embarking upon a journey to become pilots in the United States Army Air Forces. The play explores their collective struggle with Jim Crow, their intelligence, patriotism, dreams of an inclusive fair society, and brotherhood. The play goes beyond the headlines of the popular stories of the Tuskegee Airmen and exposes the men who exhibited the courage to excel, in spite of all the overwhelming odds against them. – Off-Broadway 

WHO WERE THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN?

Commonly referenced as the Tuskegee Airmen, these men came together to participate in the Army Air Corps program, which sought to train and prepare African-Americans to fly and maintain combat aircraft. The group included pilots, navigators, bombardiers, maintenance, instructors and support staff personnel who were charged with keeping the planes operable and in the air. The Tuskegee Airman conquered isolation and prejudice to become one of the most highly respected fighter groups of World War II forming the 99th Pursuit Squadron. They proved conclusively that African-Americans could fly and maintain sophisticated combat aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen’s achievements paved the way for full integration of the U.S. military.