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Ambrose, Stephen Edward. The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys who Flew the B-24s over Germany. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001.

Archer, Ina Diane. "Red Tails Review." Film Comment March/April 2012. http://www.filmcomment.com/article/red-tails-review

Banner, David. "David Banner's Critical Review of Red Tails." Black Enterprise 23 January 2012: 1-2. http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/david-banner-reviews-george-lucas-red-tails/

The Boondocks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boondocks_(TV_series)

Broadnax, Samuel L. Blue Skies, Black Wings: African American Pioneers of Aviation. Westport: Praeger Publishers, 2007.

Bucholtz, Chris, and Laurier, Jim. 332nd Fighter Group -- Tuskegee Airmen. London: Osprey Publishing, 2007

Caver, Joseph, Jerome Ennels, and Daniel Haulman. The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History, 1939-1949. Montgomery: New South Books, 2011.

Cooper, Charlie, Ann Cooper, and Roy La Grone. Tuskegee's Heroes. St. Paul: Motorbooks International Publishing Company, 1996.

Crowley, Stephen. "Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen With a Medal, and a Salute." New York Times 30 March 2007: A18.

Curtis, Bryan. "George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits." New York Times Magazine 22 January 2012: 43-46, 54-55.

Curtis, Bryan. "George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits." New York Times 17 January 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/magazine/george-lucas-red-tails.html?_r=4&pagewanted=1&

Demby, Gene. "George Lucas: Hollywood Didn't Want To Fund 'Red Tails' Because Of Its Black Cast." huffingtonpost.com 11 January 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/10/george-lucas-hollywood-di_n_1197227.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

Ebert, Roger. "Red Tails." Chicago Sun Times 18 January 2012. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120118/REVIEWS/120119986

Ellis, Trey, and Ricardo Khan. Fly 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_(play)

Evans, Ben. "Tuskegee Airmen awarded Congressional Gold Medal." Associated Press, 30 March 2007.

Ferris, Kevin. "Back Channels: Despite Critics, a Message; 'Red Tails' Shows Bravery and Patriotism of African American Airmen in WWII." Philadelphia Inquirer 29 January 2012: C2.

Fine, Marshall. "Movie Review: Red Tails." Huffington Post 20 January 2012.

Francis, Charles E., and Adolph Caso. The Tuskegee Airmen: The Men Who Changed a Nation. Boston: Branden Books, 1997.

George Lucas discusses his reasons behind making Red Tails. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEwh3k2Jz_c

"George Lucas says Hollywood won't support black films." BBC News 12 January 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16525977

Gibbs, Adrienne Samuels. "Red Tails: Making Movie History." Ebony 20 January 2012: 114.

Gleiberman, Owen. "Red Tails." Entertainment Weekly 18 January 2012. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20556657,00.html

Gubert, Betty Kaplan, Miriam Sawyer, and Caroline M. Fannine. Distinguished African Americans in Aviation and Space Science. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002.

Haulman, Daniel L. Eleven Myths About the Tuskegee Airmen. Montgomery: New South Books, 2012.

Haulman, Dr. Daniel L. "Nine Myths About the Tuskegee." tuskegee.edu, October 21, 2011. http://www.tuskegee.edu/sites/www/Uploads/files/About%20US/Airmen/Nine_Myths_About_the_Tuskegee_Airmen.pdf

Hill, Ezra M. Sr. The Black Red Tail Angels: A Story of the Tuskegee Airmen. Columbus: SMF Haven of Hope, 2006.

Holden, Stephen. "Pilots Who Fought to Soar Above Racism." New York Times 19 January 19 2012.

Holden, Stephen. "Red Tails: George Lucas's Tale of Tuskegee Airmen." New York Times 20 January 2012. http://movies.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/movies/red-tails-george-lucass-tale-of-tuskegee-airmen-review.html?adxnnl=1&ref=movies&adxnnlx=1327025390-TTNePLDNoJP6xdaWrk4amw&_r=0

Holway, John B. Red Tail, Black Wings: The Men of America's Black Air Force. Las Cruces: Yuca Tree Press, 1997.

Homan, Lynn M., and Thomas Reilly. Black Knights: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen. Gretna: Pelican Publishing, 2001.

In their own words. Dir. Bryan Williams. Perf. Tuskegee Airmen. Bryton Entertainment, LLC, 2011. DVD

Interview with Ted Moye. http://newbooksinhistory.com/2010/07/23/todd-moye-freedom-flyers-the-tuskegee-airmen-of-world-war-ii/

John-Hall, Annette. "'Red Tails' is worthwhile but misses opportunities to teach viewers about the Tuskegee Airmen." Philadelphia Inquirer 24 January 2012: B1.

"Keep us flying. Buy War Bonds." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tuskegee_airman_poster.jpg

Larnick, Eric. "Aaron McGruder, 'Boondocks' Creator, on Writing 'Red Tails' and Working With George Lucas After Making Fun of Him." moviefone 20 January 2012. http://news.moviefone.com/2012/01/19/red-tails-aaron-mcgruder_n_1217128.html

Lineberry, Denise. "The Tuskegee Airmen: Unsung Heroes Sing." Researcher News [NASA Langley Research Center] 20 January 2012. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/researchernews/rn_RedTails.html

Lucas, George. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. January 9, 2012. http://www.thedailyshow.com/

Lumenick, Lou. "'Tail' blazers." New York Post 19 January 2012. http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/tail_blazers_uwLwlfaNBXW3CIMAxJmHzO

Mazmanian, Adam. "Heroes of the Sky; Tuskegee Airmen Story Told in John Wayne Style." Washington Times 23 January 2012: C10.

McKissack, Patricia C. and Fredrick L. Red Tail Angels: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. New York: Walker Books for Young Readers, 1996.

Milloy, Courtland. "'Red Tails':A Disservice to the Airmen." Washington Post 30 January 2012: B1.

Morgenstern, Joe. "Red Tails." Wall Street Journal 20 January 2012.

Morris, Wesley. "Red Tails." Boston Globe 20 January 2012. http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2012/01/20/red_tails_tends_to_stall_when_it_is_in_the_air/

Moye, J. Todd. "The Tuskegee Airmen Oral History Project and Oral History in the National Park Service." Journal of American History 89.2 (2002): 580-87.

Moye, J. Todd. Freedom Flyers: The Tuskeegee Airmen of World War II. New York: Oxford UP, 2010.

Negro Pilots (1943) http://archive.org/details/NegroPilots

The Negro Soldier (1943) http://archive.org/details/negrosoldier

Parker, Lonnae O'Neal. "Lucas's 'Red Tails' is a tough balancing act." Washington Post 22 January 2012: T3.

Percy, William A. "Jim Crow and Uncle Sam: The Tuskegee Flying Units and the U.S. Army Air Forces in Europe during World War II." Journal of Military History 67 (July): 2003.

Phillips, Michael. "Heroism loses to Hollywood in 'Red Tails' â€" 2 stars." Chicago Tribune 19 January 2012. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-19/entertainment/sc-mov-0117-red-tails-20120119_1_red-tails-tuskegee-airmen-aaron-mcgruder

Puig, Claudia. "'Red Tails' only soars in the air." USA Today 19 January 2012. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/story/2012-01-19/red-tails-review/52684758/1

Red Tail Reborn. Dir. Adam White. Perf. Tuskegee Airmen. Hemlock Films, 2007. DVD.

Red Tail Squadron http://www.redtail.org/

Red Tails: The Real Story of the Tuskegee Airmen. [Fly Boys: The Western Pennsylvania Tuskeegee Airmen] WQED Multi-Media. 2008.

"Return of the Red Tails: Another Day of Life and Death." A fine art print by Matt Hall.

Rice, Markus. "The Men and Their Airplanes: The Fighters." Tuskegee Airmen 1 March 2000.

Rollins, Peter C. The Columbia Companion to American History on Film: How the Movies Have Portrayed the American Past. New York: Columbia UP, 2003.

Ross, Robert A. Lonely Eagles: The Story of America's Black Air Force in World War II. Los Angeles: Tuskegee Airmen Inc., Los Angeles Chapter, 1980.

Sandler, Stanley. Segregated Skies: All-Black Combat Squadrons of WWII. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992.

Scott, Lawrence P., and William M. Womack, Sr. Double V: The Civil Rights Struggle of the Tuskegee Airmen. Lansing: Michigan State UP, 1998.

Seelye, Katharine Q. "Tuskegee Airmen Invited to Obama Inauguration." New York Times 10 December 2008.

Sergio. "But Does Anyone REALLY Want To See 'Red Tails'?" http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/but-does-anyone-really-wants-to-see-red-tails

Silver Wings & Civil Rights: The Fight to Fly. 2005.

Silverman, Alan. "'Red Tails' Tells Story of Black WWII Pilots." Voices of America 18 January 2012. http://www.voanews.com/content/action-film-inspired-by-african-american-pilots-in-ww-ii-137707738/162597.html

Tillman, Barrett. "Tales of the Red Tails; Inside the Tuskegee Legend: The Men, the Machines, the Missions." Flight Journal February 2012.

Tuskegee Airman Tribute (1990) http://archive.org/details/gov.ntis.ava19065vnb1

Tuskegee Airman Webinars - 'Was the Movie Accurate'?" sponsored by the Commemorative Air Force's Red Tail Squadron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Tails

Tuskegee Airmen. TeachWithMovies.com http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/tuskegee-airmen.html

"The Tuskegee Airmen." History Channel, 6 December 2007.

Tuskegee Airmen, New York Times. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/t/tuskegee_airmen/index.html

Tuskegee Airmen. National Museum of the U. S. Air Force. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1356

Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Site. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm

Tuskegee Airmen National Museum http://tuskegeeairmennationalmuseum.org/

The Tuskegee Airmen Poster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tuskegee-airmen-DVDcover.jpg

Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. http://tuskegeeairmen.org/

Tuskegee B-25 Bomber Pilot http://www.mastercollector.com/neat/gijoe/hasbro/tuskbomber.html

The Tuskegee Fighter Pilot http://www.mastercollector.com/neat/gijoe/hasbro/tuskfighter.html

U.S. Army War College, “The Army War College Studies Black Soldiers,” HERB: Resources for Teachers. http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/808

Wilkinson, Stephan. Aviation History Magazine. March 2012.

Wings for this Man (1945) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_for_This_Man