Watch Silver Wings & Civil Rights: The Fight to Fly

In WW2 the first African-Americans to fly for the USAF proved themselves equal to their fellow fighter pilots. They were the Tuskegee Airmen, the Red Tails. In the most comprehensive documentary film produced on the topic, over 40 originals speak of their anger of returning to the States only to be treated as less than a German POW. They fought back in protest known as the Freeman Field Mutiny.

Silver Wings & Civil Rights: The Fight to Fly is a 2004 documentary with a runtime of 1 hour and 29 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.8.