Red Tails

The Tuskegee airmen commonly known as the red tails will be best remembered as a group of African American pilots who never lost a bomber while escorting them to their destination. The red tails were strong, brave and independent Africans who fought as a part of America's air force in wwii . While crossing enemy land to fight against Germany, they faced another battle on the front lines of America. At this time America was strongly influenced by racism . This racism extended to the other non -Africans members of the armed forces, who excluded and harassed the red tails. In the eyes of the other armed forces and the U.S government the red tails were not seen as equals with the white members. This memorial is important because of the little recognition that the red tails have received. Despite all odds The red tails were able to successfully complete their missions better than non-Africans therefore changing the way Africans were viewed by the U.S Army. We feel that with the creation of this memorial , people will be able to education themselves on such a historic event in American history. Our goal with this memorial is to provide the spectators with the back story of the red tails and describe the challenges they faced , how they solved it and what they did for us. When people visit this memorial we want them to feel a sense of nationalistic pride and accomplishment. With this memorial we intended to invoke positive reactions and feelings. We want people to feel strong and feel the dedication to keep fighting just as the red tails did. We also want them to feel sorrow and in the back of their minds realize that they wanted to fight for this country and be the part of the axis party, that they died for this country and would have done it over again if given the chance. This memorial should be constructed in 2013 with the idea of educating others of how change can be made if you desire it enough and have a will to achieve it. This memorial can remind America that despite how hard we are hit , we can also fight against it and unite to rebuild. In the past decade America has received dramatic damage with the events of 9/11 and the damage caused by hurricanes like Katharina and Sandy and the recent shootings at schools and movie theaters. This is an important subject to make a memorial of, because this subject has changed the way we think about racism. This memorial could be placed somewhere in southern states like Alabama or Texas. However this memorial could also be placed in a