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Tuskegee Airman Alex Boudreaux Dies at 90
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsAlex Boudreaux, a member of the storied Tuskegee Airmen, the black Army pilots who fought both Nazi Germany and discrimination in the United States, has died at the age of 90. Boudreaux was one of the surviving Tuskegee Airmen who visited the White House in 2007 and received the Congressional Gold Medal in a nod to the unit's long-unrecognized service during World War II. He is also thought to be the country's first black civilian air-traffic controller. Members of his family told The Columbus Dispatch that Boudreaux died in his sleep Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. "Because of the road he ...
Percy Sutton, Pioneer in Civil Rights, Politics and Business, Dies at 89
By Tom Kavanagh - Politics DailyPercy E. Sutton, the youngest of 15 children whose father was born at the end of the slavery era, died Saturday in New York after a lifetime of achievement in politics and business. Sutton, a Freedom Rider during the early 1960s, rose to prominence as a lawyer whose clients included Malcolm X. He was a candidate for mayor of New York in 1977, and was the longest-serving borough president of Manhattan. Born in San Antonio, Tex., Sutton was part of the famed Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, earning combat decorations in the European theater. He also served during the Korean War. He earned a ...
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