Question

In what way did the efforts of the Tuskegee Airmen contribute to the hopes for improved civil rights in the United States?

a. The Tuskegee Airmen showed that integrated fighting units could work well.
b. The efforts of the African American Tuskegee Airmen during the war built determination to win civil rights after the war.
c. The Tuskegee Airmen refused to fly until civil rights for African Americans were expanded.
d. Because of the fine performance of Tuskegee Airmen in battle, the U.S. government integrated the armed services.

Answer 1

b. The efforts of the African American Tuskegee Airmen during the war built determination to win civil rights after the war.

Their distinguished service disproved racist myths about black inferiority, boosted Black veterans' and communities' confidence, and helped inspire postwar demands for equal treatment and civil-rights change.