Follows the legacy and impact of America's first Black military pilots and how their contributions to this country inspired the next generation looking for racial equality and civic change.
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Muhammad Ali | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Todd Boyd | ... |
Self - Professor, USC School Of Cinematic Arts
(as Dr. Todd Boyd)
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Jim Brown | ... |
Self
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Richard M. Clark | ... |
Self - First African American Superintendant of the USAF Academy
(as Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark)
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Johnnetta B. Cole | ... |
Self - First African American Female President of Spelman College
(as Dr. Johnetta Cole)
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Benjamin Davis | ... |
Self - 99th Fighter Squadron (archiveFootage)
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James Harvey III | ... |
Self - Tuskegee Airman, 'Top Gun' Combat Pilot
(as Lt. Col. James Harvey III)
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Elijah Kelley | ... |
Self - Actor, 'Red Tails'
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Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell | ... |
Self - First African American Female Fighter Pilot in the USAF
(as Lt. Col. Shawna Rochell Kimbal Ret.)
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Martin Luther King | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Franklin J. Macon | ... |
Self - Tuskegee Airman, Pilot
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Tamika Mallory | ... |
Self - Social Justice Leader
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Kenyan R. McDuffie | ... |
Self - Councilmember, District of Columbia, Ward 5
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Charles McGee | ... |
Self - Tuskegee Airman, USAF Brigadier General
(as General Charles McGee Ret.)
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Marilyn Mosby | ... |
Self - States Attorney for Baltimore, MD
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J. Todd Moye | ... |
Self - Freedom Flyers: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Jesse Owens | ... |
Self - American Runner, 1936 Olympics (archiveFootage)
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Rosa Parks | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Gene Pfeffer | ... |
Self - Curator and Historian, National Museum of WWII
(as Col. Gene Pfeffer)
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Lawrence E. Roberts | ... |
Self - Tuskegee Airman (archiveFootage)
(as Col. Lawrence E. Roberts)
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Robin Roberts | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Christian Robinson | ... |
Self - Actor
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Jackie Robinson | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Al Sharpton | ... |
Self - Founder of National Action Network
(as Reverend Al Sharpton)
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Tristan Mack Wilds | ... |
Self - Actor, 'Red Tails'
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Coleman Young | ... |
Self - 477th Bomber Group and Mayor of Detroit (archiveFootage)
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George W. Bush | ... |
Self - American President (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Hermann Göring | ... |
Self - Commander in chief of the Luftwaffe (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Heinrich Himmler | ... |
Self - SS (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Adolf Hitler | ... |
Self - Fuhrer (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Barack Obama | ... |
Self - American President (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Eleanor Roosevelt | ... |
Self - Wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Theodore Roosevelt | ... |
self - American President (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Harry S. Truman | ... |
Self - American President (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
Kirk Fraser |
Produced by
Nicole T. Angel | ... | line producer |
Zachary Behr | ... | executive producer: History |
Bradley Billington | ... | associate producer |
Reni Calister | ... | co-executive producer |
Brandy Crawford | ... | producer: History |
Mary Donahue | ... | executive producer: History (as Mary E. Donahue) |
Kirk Fraser | ... | executive producer |
Oronde Garrett | ... | associate producer |
John R. Green | ... | executive producer |
Bryna Jean-Marie | ... | co-producer |
Gabriel Kerr | ... | post production producer |
Robin Roberts | ... | executive producer |
Ianta Summers | ... | assistant co-producer |
Music by
Chucky Thompson | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
Darius Lyles | ||
Mike Wilson | ... | second cinematographer |
Editing by
Kirk St. Patrick |
Editorial Department
Torez Mitchell | ... | assistant editor |
Wesley Smith | ... | assistant editor |
Production Management
Sheila Lynch | ... | post-production supervisor |
Beth Mullen | ... | post-production supervisor |
Sound Department
Bob Barzyk | ... | re-recording mixer |
Terrence Smith | ... | sound mixer |
Gabby Sturgeon | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Froelich | ... | key grip |
Ronnie Gotch | ... | gaffer: los angeles |
John Hafner | ... | grip |
Kenny Harris | ... | key grip |
Leon Mitchell | ... | gaffer |
Andrey Prikazchikov | ... | grip |
Yves Wilson | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
David Weissbourd | ... | programming coordinator: History |
Production Companies
- May 3rd Films (in association with)
- Rock'n Robin Productions
Distributors
- History Channel (2021) (United States) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Camera, Lights, and Grip (camera equipment provided by)
- Camera, Lights, and Grip (grip and lighting equipment)
- The Lab 202 (post-production)
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