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Brown, Roscoe, Bronx African American History Project
Brown, Roscoe, Bronx African American History Project
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INTERVIEWER: Mark Naison
INTERVIEWEE: Roscoe Brown
SUMMARY BY: Patrick O’Donnell
Roscoe Brown is the head of a Center for Urban Education at CUNY. He grew up in Washington, DC during the Great Depression. Educated at Dunbar high school in DC and Springfield College in Massachusetts, Brown joined the Tuskegee Airmen in 1943. At Springfield, Brown was one of only 15 black students. He studied Pre-Med and played football, basketball and lacrosse—in fact, he was one of the first black lacrosse players in America.
Brown flew 68 missions with the airmen, and participated in the longest mission of all time: a …