Strange Days And All Things In Between

Where Seraphim Dare To Fly

This weblog is a place to enjoy, discuss and critique comic books, pop culture, (often NSFW) the sexy and the speculative fandom from a progressive point of view.

January 23, 2012 with 886 notes
Tuskegee’s historic love story Herbert Carter, 94, one of the original 33 Tuskegee Airmen pilots, holds a portrait of his wife, Mildred Hemmon Carter, in her flight uniform. She was the first black female pilot in Alabama and is counted among the history-making Tuskegee Airmen, too. He eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Married nearly 70 years, the two were known as Tuskegee’s “first couple.”

Tuskegee’s historic love story

Herbert Carter, 94, one of the original 33 Tuskegee Airmen pilots, holds a portrait of his wife, Mildred Hemmon Carter, in her flight uniform. She was the first black female pilot in Alabama and is counted among the history-making Tuskegee Airmen, too. He eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Married nearly 70 years, the two were known as Tuskegee’s “first couple.”

(Source: daughtersofdilla, via arewomenhuman)

  1. santinosantino reblogged this from vintageblackglamour
  2. jljarvis-blog reblogged this from racismschool and added:
    I didn’t know there were Tuskegee AirWOMEN! And yet, it took me seconds on Google to find THIS eye-opening article.
  3. braybray2k12 reblogged this from khatman
  4. kuikuri reblogged this from khatman
  5. khatman reblogged this from glockgal
  6. simple-my-thoughts reblogged this from bunandcheese
  7. discovercat reblogged this from shadesoffantasy
  8. shadesoffantasy reblogged this from nerdulernerdance and added:
    Tuskegee’s historic...story Herbert Carter, 94, one of the original 33 Tuskegee Airmen...
  9. sweetkimchii reblogged this from racismschool and added:
    It’s scarcely known but there were very few female pilots of color. Many of them served back at the strip as nurses,...
  10. daggerpen reblogged this from racismschool
  11. green-street-politics reblogged this from duskypants
  12. duskypants reblogged this from obstinate-condolement
  13. ampora reblogged this from windatyourfeels
  14. andreablythe reblogged this from racismschool
  15. searchingforknowledge reblogged this from racismschool
  16. dirigiblepumpkins reblogged this from windatyourfeels
  17. anji-beast reblogged this from ebbywaffle
  18. ebbywaffle reblogged this from windatyourfeels
  19. nowherezone11 reblogged this from racismschool
 

Ask a Question Archive RSS Mobile

Centennial Theme by One by Four Studio. Powered by Tumblr.