A conversation with author of ‘Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen’ | American Black Journal

NPR investigative journalist Cheryl Thompson, whose father served as a Tuskegee Airman, has written a book examining the stories of 27 Black combat pilots from the historic all-Black World War II fighter squadron who disappeared during missions in Europe. The book, titled "Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen," investigates what happened to these missing aviators and explores how their disappearances affected their families. Thompson discusses her findings in an interview on a show that devotes an entire episode to the legendary squadron.