Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Friday, February 6
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Profile America for the sixth day of Black History Month. The surviving pilots and ground crewmen of the noted Tuskegee Airmen were invited guests at President Obama’s inauguration last month — and movie industry buzz is that George Lucas is working on a movie about the African-American squadron, to be called “Red Tails.” The pioneering unit fought in North Africa, Sicily and Europe as the 332nd Fighter Group. They shot down more than 100 German aircraft and were awarded two distinguished unit citations, as well as many individual medals. Among the nation’s nearly 24 million veterans, 2.4 million are African-American. This special edition of Profile America for Black History Month is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p. 182
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 502
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2009edition.html
Census Bureau, Facts for Features, CB09-FF.01
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/013007.html
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the “Newsroom” button).
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