Thursday's lesson at Sierra Elementary School in Rocklin, California, did not come from a textbook."We're talking about World War II," Lanelle Brent told her audience of fourth, fifth and sixth-graders.Brent aimed to bring history to life for the children as she shared a piece of her family's past. She gave the presentation in her role as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen Heritage Chapter."The legacy hit me as to what I was preserving and what I was passing on to younger generations, and it's a wonderful feeling," Brent said. She is talking about the legacy of her father, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen. They were the country's first squadrons of Black military aviators that fought during World War II."He was the very first one and his name is George 'Spanky' Roberts," she told the students.He was part of what has been called the "Tuskegee Experiment," which many at the time expected to fail, Brent explained."But they were good because of two things: They had the education that they needed to have when the call came for them to join and they had the perseverance," Brent said. Col. Roberts flew more than 100 combat missions."Dad was the actual first commander of the 99th fighter squadron and the first commander under the 332nd. He was also the first Black commander of an integrated unit after the war," Brent said. Eventually, Col. Roberts retired from the McClellan Air Force Base in 1968. "After he retired, they decided to stay and so this is how our connection to Sacramento is and we've been here ever since," Brent said.Her father died in 1984 at 65 years old. She said that is when her mother, Edith Roberts, started what has now turned into the Tuskegee Airmen Heritage Chapter.The goal is to continue the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. They do not charge for their presentations but donations and money from the sale of Tuskegee Airmen memorabilia go toward scholarships for graduating seniors interested in STEAM programs and single parents returning to school.