“Blacks are mentally inferior,by nature subservient, and cowards in the face of danger. They are therefore unfit for combat” is the opening quote to the 2012 war film Red Tails, based on the efforts of the Tuskegee Airmen. And as hard as it is to believe, this was a common perception of black Americans by white Americans in 20th century America. Because of this, despite the successes of the Tuskegees, whites were still blind to their evident capability, shown when a newspaper story written about the Tuskegees within the movie called their service ”unsatisfactory” and “a failure”. This low expectation of the Tuskegee Airmen is strongly defied after they skillfully and successfully execute Operation Shingle. …show more content…
The Tuskegee Airmen showcased their competence and talent when they managed to go above orders and take down an entire German base, as well as succeed in the assigned task of providing air