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Celebrating Black History Month Curtis Christopher Robi Andrew Wolf February 7, 2012
Transcript of Curtis Christopher Robinson
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
