RIP: Lowell Steward, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen who flew more than 100 missions during World War II, has died. He was 95. Americas first black military pilots faced an unprecedented level of scrutiny under racial segregation. As a result they held themselves to a higher standard, Steward often said. He would say, we had to be better because we were looked at harder. The odds were stacked against us. Some people wanted us to fail, Lowell Jr. said. Steward was ultimately awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:45:59 +0000
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