The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum, which honors the history and legacy of its namesake group, has relocated to Detroit.
The museum, which was previously in Michigan’s Fort Wayne, moved to the Coleman A. Young Gallery inside Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The gallery is named after the city’s first black mayor, who was in office from 1974 to 1994.
The grand opening of the museum is scheduled for March 22, which marks the 80th anniversary of when former President Franklin Roosevelt activated the squadron, according to the Associated Press. The opening will feature speeches by Airmen Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr. and Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson and a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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“As we observe the 80th anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen, we honor their courage, remember their sacrifice, and celebrate their amazing feats and contributions,” said Brian Smith, the president of the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum.
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The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black military aviators in U.S. history and fought for the country during World War II. Their name is derived from the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, which was one of the areas where they trained.
