Celebrating Black History Month:

Curtis Christopher Robinson

Andrew WolfFebruary 7, 2012

Curtis Christopher Robinson

• Growing up• Making a difference• The seven habits• Summary

Growing up• Curtis Robinson was born on August 25, 1919 in

Orangeburg, South Carolina.• He was the youngest of 6 children and everyone

called him C.C.• C.C graduated from Claftin College in 1940 with a

degree in chemistry.• C.C. did not get many job offers because he was

black.

Making a difference

• C.C. joined the Army in 1942 and was accepted into the pilot program at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

• C.C. became one of the Tuskegee Airmen, who were the first black pilots in the history of the U.S. military

The Seven Habits

Be Proactive• C.C. volunteered to serve in the Army to

defend America in World War II

The Seven Habits

Begin With The End In Mind • In battle, the Tuskegee Airmen approached

every mission with victory in mind.

The Seven Habits

Put First Things First• The Tuskegee Airmen always put the safety of

the bombers ahead of their own safety.

The Seven Habits

Think Win-Win• C.C. made it back from the war and his

squadron never lost a single bomber to the enemy.

The Seven Habits

Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood • C.C. studied every mission to first understand

the goals and then he understood what to do.

The Seven Habits

Synergize• C.C. synergized with the Tuskegee Airmen by

completing his missions with them.

The Seven Habits

Sharpen the Saw• C.C. continued to study chemistry and became

a pharmacist after he left the Army.

Summary• C.C. Robinson was a

war hero and partof the famous Tuskegee Airmen

• I met C.C. in 2010and he was a very nice man