The Tuskegee Airmen: Legends of a Different Kind

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Engineering and Aviation Sciences Complex (EASC) is host to “The Tuskegee Airmen: Legends of a Different Kind” exhibit. The exhibit honors and displays the contributions of the first African American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces known as the Tuskegee Airmen. “The Tuskegee Airmen: Legends of a Different Kind” was spearheaded by Brigadier General Walter Jones (’74), a UMES Board of Visitors member, and Derrek Mayes. The exhibit is sponsored by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, UMES AFROTC Alumni, Lt Col Dr. Algner E. A. Broach and Mrs. Broach, and the Still Family Archival Collection with support from the Julia A. Purnell Museum and Sgt. Charles King Collection. The exhibit features images, items, and audiovisual content. Visit the exhibit in the atrium of the EASC through May 19, 2023.