Robbins, IL Airport (1931)
The first airport built, owned and operated by African-Americans in the United States. It is also the true beginnings of the now famous Tuskegee Airmen. Nine (9)original Tuskegee Airmen came from Robbins, IL
(John C. Robinson, "The Brown Condor of Ethiopia" a 1924 Tuskegee graduate is pictured here standing on the far right end)

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Mrs. Eddie Lou Allen
1915 - 1985
Founder & 1st President 1980-85
Robbins Historical Society

Tyrone C. Haymore
Executive Director /Curator
Co-Founder 2000
Robbins Historical
Society & MUSEUM
Past Presidents:
Florence S. Bender served 1985-2000
Tyrone C. Haymore served 2000-2011
James W. Lloyd served 2011-2018
Past Founding Members in 1980
William Leonard 1901-1985
Elizabeth Bowen 1934-1991
Elizabeth Green 1922-1998
Florence Bender ____-2000
Aldora Echols ________
Tyrone C. Haymore
Mark Woods
Priscilla R. Coatney
Current Executive Board
Muriel Walker.............President
Sharon Dyson............Secy-Treas
Delores Brady............Member
Dr. Shirley Howard.....Member
Leroy Boyd.................Member
CURRENT AUXILIARY BOARD
Kathryn Pennix
Bernard Ward
Yvonne Moore
Willie Lewis
Vincent Williams
Dr. Johnnie Watkins
Robert Branch
Dawn Colquitt-Anderson
Louis Procter
Jonella C. Echols

Our Veterans Project
Coordinator:
Leroy Boyd

Digital Communications
Dawn Colquitt-Anderson
