Tuskegee Project Super Web Quest!

ANSWER THESE IN YOUR HJ

Each section is a different character in your newscast (that is why there are four sections to this webquest).

WORK ON THE SECTION ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER FIRST - THEN ANSWER THE OTHER PARTS OF THE WEBQUEST.

Finish for HW by Wednesday.

On Wednesday we will prepare for the performance. Include the research from your web quest in to the script about your character. Make sure to discuss how all the scripts in your group will flow.

On Thursday you will rehearse for your performance.

Friday we are going back to immigration.

Monday we are going to the tenement museum.

Tuesday you will perform for Brigitte.

I. The History of the Tuskegee Airmen

A. http://library.ucr.edu/?view=tuskegee/tuskegeeairmen.html
What were conditions like for African Americans in the airforce before Tuskegee? Give specific examples.

B. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1356
What were the political pressures to integrate the military?
When did the Tuskegee Institute begin training?
What was the 99th squadron?
What was the 332nd Fighter Group?
Who was Captain Davis and what was his impact on the Tuskegee airmen?

C. http://tuskegeeairmen.org/Tuskegee_Airmen_History.html
Where did Tuskegee airmen come from?

D. http://www.acepilots.com/usaaf_tusk.html
Scroll down to “The Combat record…” What are four of the most impressive statistics that you will include in this part of your group’s presentation?

E. http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/Tuskegee.htm
What are two nicknames the Tuskegee airmen were given?
Who gave them these names?
Why?

F. http://www.historynow.org/12_2007/historian5.html
In addition to the Tuskegee airmen, what were two other ways that African Americans took advantage of America’s involvement in WWII to push for civil rights?

G. http://www.jodavidsmeyer.com/combat/bookstore/tuskegee.html
Pick five interesting facts from this website. Why are you picking each fact?

H. Find one other website about the history of Tuskegee airmen. Get three interesting facts from the website that you can include in this portion of your project.

II. Different Tuskegee Airmen You Can Choose from

Pick one from the list below or find another one through research online.

Joseph Gomer
http://www.squadron13.com/Gomer/default.htm

Curtis Christopher Robinson
http://media.www.blackcollegeview.com/media/storage/paper928/news/2007/11/18/News/The-Life.Of.An.Original.Tuskegee.Airman.Curtis.Christopher.Robinson-3125878.shtml

Yenwith Whitney
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/26/Seniority/In_Sarasota__an_Airma.shtml

A. Where was he from?
B. How old was he when he joined the army?
C. What was his experience like during training?
D. What moments does he describe during the war itself?
E. What did he think about the impact he made?
F. What was his life like after WWII? Give at least two specific examples.



III. Segregation in the late 1950’s

A. http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0299/tusk2.htm
What are examples of discrimination that the Tuskegee airmen faced while they were at war?

B. http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/the-1950s-racism-in-newspapers/
What kind of racism existed in newspapers?

C. http://www.med.umich.edu/haahc/Hospitals/special.htm
What kind of racism existed in hospitals?

D. http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/speak/pages/printpages/pcrseg1.htm
What are six examples of racism in the 1950’s and 1960’s?

IV. Civil Rights Victories – Footprints

A. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0CE0DF133EF933A1575BC0A963958260

What kinds of jobs and positions did some of these Tuskegee men go on to have?
What is ‘Tuskegee Airmen Inc.’ and how can you use what you know about it in this part of your newscast?

B. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
Look through the Civil Rights timeline. What are 5 civil rights victories that took place after the Tuskegee airmen returned?