Layon Gray's Black Angels Over Tuskegee

Black Angels Over Tuskegee is a play told in narrative of six men embarking on a journey to become pilots in the United States Army Air Forces.  The play explores their collecitve struggle with Jim Crow Challenging their intellect, patriotism, brotherhood, and dreams of an inclusive and fair society.  The play goes beyond the headlines of popular stories and reveals the heart and soul of the Tuskegee Airmen who exhibited the courage to excel, in spite of all the overwhelming odds against them.