Stetson prof to discuss Tuskegee Airmen at DeLand library

Posted On: January 30, 2022

Patrick Coggins, Ph.D., will share information about the famed Tuskegee Airmen at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at the DeLand Regional Library, 30 E. Howry Ave.

The Stetson education professor authored "Tuskegee Airmen WWII Fighter Pilots: The Story of an Original Tuskegee Pilot, Lt. Col. Hiram E. Mann." The book honors the decorated black airmen, known as the “Red Tails,” who never lost a bomber they escorted during World War II. It also documents Mann’s progress from working as a hotel bellman to studying romance languages at Philander Smith College and becoming a pilot in the 99th Pursuit Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group.

Reservations are not required for the free program, which is being presented in honor of Black History Month. For more information, call the library at 386-822-6430, ext. 20762.