Oberlin Tuskegee Airmen Monument

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Oberlin Tuskegee Airmen Monument

Description

One of the most recent monuments erected in Oberlin, this placque remembers nine men with links to Oberlin who served in the Tuskeegee Airmen during World War II. The Tuskeegee Airmen were the first black pilots allowed to fight in the US military; they fought in North Africa and Europe during World War II. The monument, located in Martin Luther King Jr. Park, was dedicated during the annual Juneteenth celebration in 2017.

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Oberlin College Archives

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http://www.oberlinheritagecenter.org/platform/cms/images/New%20Landmark%20photos/Tuskegee%20Monument.JPG

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2017
17 East Vine Street, Oberlin, OH

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Citation

Unknown, “Oberlin Tuskegee Airmen Monument,” Oberlin Community History Hub, accessed May 15, 2024, https://megansmitchell.org/DH694/items/show/13.

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