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Refusing to Be Shut Out: Archibald Alphonso Alexander

By R. Kofi Bempong

Archie Alexander defied racial barriers to become a pioneering engineer, building bridges, highways, and airfields across America. From Iowa to Washington, D.C., and the Tuskegee Airmen’s airfield, his work shaped infrastructure and history.