Freeman Field Arrests, 1945

African American U.S. Army Air Force officers of the 477th Bombardment Group known as the Tuskegee Airmen stand ready to board transport from Freeman Field, Indiana, after being arrested for protesting segregated officers' clubs in April 1945 during World War II.

Arrest of Black officers during the Freeman Field Mutiny in Indiana, 1945
Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
Arrest of Black officers during the Freeman Field Mutiny in Indiana, 1945