[Dixielandjazz] Early recordings by "Black bands"

[Jack Mitchell]

  "There was a case of an American Negro who served in the French ariforce during WWII.  When The US joined the war effort, he wanted to fly for his own country, but was told that no Negroes were accepted."


  Marek, the US armed forces were segregated just as much as the civilian world, as intergrated units would not have been acceptable to many white soldiers, especially those from the south. In the army Negro units were used as support groups only.

  However the 99th Fighter Squadron of the USAAF, commonly called the TUSKEGEE SQUADRON, was indeed an all Negro affair and had a great record of bravery and efficiency.

  Best wishes
  Jack