Red Tails -

: Their success directly challenged racist military studies of the era and paved the way for the integration of the U.S. Armed Forces in 1948. The 2012 Film

: Between 1941 and 1946, over 1,000 pilots graduated from the Tuskegee program , flying over 15,000 sorties. Red Tails

Directed by Anthony Hemingway and produced by George Lucas, the movie Red Tails was a passion project Lucas developed for over 20 years. It remains a significant, though debated, piece of cinema history: : Their success directly challenged racist military studies