Police Presence

Historical marker location:

Birmingham, Alabama

( Marker is on 6th Avenue North west of 17th Street North.)

March Route to Government. Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail.

The city of Tuskegee, Alabama is the birthplace of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military pilots. During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were trained at the Tuskegee Institute and went on to fly over 1,500 missions in the war.