Why and how can conflict bring about change in a nation?

THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS

• Started in May 1942, 29 original recruits
• Used the Navajo language which was only spoken
• The Marine Corps made the code further unbreakable by adding word substitutions
• Eventually about 400 Navajo's participated in the program
• The unbreakable code was able to give the U.S. a military advantage

Tuskegee Airmen

• Originally called the Tuskegee Experiment because there was no expectation of sucess
• White aviators did not want to fly with the balck aviators so they were segregated
• Made sure enemy aircraft did not destroy bombers on their mission
• By the end of the war the airmen completed over 200 successful missions

How they brought on change

• Showed that the minorities can help the nation more that they are credited for
• Although change was not evident immediately, they planted the seed of change
• These brave men and women tackled racial stereotypes and proved them wrong.