Editing Tuskegee Airmen (section)

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The U.S. Army Air Corps had established the [[List of psychological research methods|Psychological Research Unit 1]] at [[Maxwell Army Air Field]], [[Montgomery, Alabama]], and other units around the country for aviation cadet training, which included the identification, selection, education, and training of pilots, [[flight officer|navigators]] and [[bombardier (air force)|bombardiers]]. Psychologists employed in these research studies and training programs used some of the first [[standardized tests]] to quantify [[IQ]]<!---{{dubious|first IQ tests were Binet-Simon, which led to [[Stanford-Binet]], which led to [[Army Alpha]], which was in use in World War One|date=September 2011}}--->, dexterity, and leadership qualities to select and train the best-suited personnel for the roles of bombardier, navigator, and pilot. The Air Corps determined that the existing programs would be used for all units, including all-black units. At Tuskegee, this effort continued with the selection and training of the Tuskegee Airmen. The War Department set up a system to accept only those with a level of flight experience or higher education which ensured that only the ablest and most intelligent African-American applicants were able to join.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

Airman [[Coleman Young]] (Second Lieutenant), later the first [[African-American]] [[List of mayors of Detroit|mayor of Detroit]], told journalist [[Studs Terkel]] about the process:

{{blockquote|They made the standards so high, we actually became an elite group. We were screened and super-screened. We were unquestionably the brightest and most physically fit young blacks in the country. We were super-better because of the irrational laws of Jim Crow. You can't bring that many intelligent young people together and train 'em as fighting men and expect them to supinely roll over when you try to fuck over 'em, right? (Laughs.)<ref>Terkel, Studs, American Dreams: Lost and Found, Patheon Books, 1080, pp. 359–360</ref>}}