I’m sure this has been asked before, but what is the intro music? Is it generic podcasting music or done by someone? I’m digging it hard. Read more

Great story about a great man.  Thank you.
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Its crazy to think that it was only seventy five years ago that, all along our southern borders, the government sanctioned abusing people because of the color of their skin. To think we had armed forces where lawmakers felt discrimination was reasonable grounds to stop honorable people serving. To think we had… Read more

Wow. Just wow. Dusty in this room. Read more

Thank you for taking the time to reach out to me, David. Your article here is so well written and I learned a lot more about the quiet, soft-spoken man I knew as Mr. Barbour. Read more

Jim and his family moved into the home next to ours in Bloomington, Minnesota in 1967. I was only 10 years old so I wasn’t all that comfortable striking up a conversation with him although I’m sure he would’ve enjoyed telling me stories about his life. What a missed opportunity on my part. I was intrigued by him… Read more

Great post; maybe if you get around to actually publishing a full-on story, it’d be great to see. So many of the Tuskegee Airmen have passed on with amazing stories untold. Love to see his done right.
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I often start reading some of these extended stories on Jalopnik and Kinja and think they could be pared down a little and get the point across. This one however was worth every syllable, comma and period, and as you stated there is obviously a lot more to the story than you told. Read more

Honestly Dude, this would be a solid book. Read more

I am in awe of this man. Fantastic writing. Well done. Read more

Thanks for this piece. I grew up under the long shadow of this generation’s achievements against long odds. My dad’s father was a pioneering African-American aviator and aeronautical engineer at Tennessee State University. He trained a number of future Tuskegee Airmen and hundreds of others. At one point he was the… Read more

Great Read, I’d honestly love to know more about his tech chops.. having retired as a programmer in 90 is badass. Read more

Outstanding Article! Thank you.
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Back in the ‘80's, the hotel in Kansas City where I was a bellman hosted a reunion for the Tuskegee Airmen. I got to meet them all, and I fell in love with the whole gang...not only heroes but wonderful human beings. I look back at that week with pride and honor. Read more

What a great story! It made me think of my childhood neighbor, Dr. Lewis Jackson, who, I learned much later in life was an instructor for the Tuskegee Airmen. Read more

Outstanding article. Thank you. Read more

Fine work sir! This story was a great read and it truly made my day. I will be sharing this with my son later today. We need to see more stories like this about men like this! Read more

Great read!

“Maybe he’ll get the chance to put a CTS-V through its paces.”

This is Jalopnik - someone out there has one of these things and needs to take a road trip with Jim to a funny named town.  Read more

More stories like this and writing of this caliber, Jalopnik. Read more